Anonymous
03/11/2025 17:58
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Voting is scheduled for 4pm.
Nothing yet. Maybe Johnson doesn’t have the votes?
He’s probably waiting again until midnight, will tell everyone the vote is delayed, will try to send the Democrats home, and then hold a vote five minutes later so that his holdouts can vote no.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 17:13
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Voting is scheduled for 4pm.
Nothing yet. Maybe Johnson doesn’t have the votes?
Anonymous
03/11/2025 16:09
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Why pass funding if Trump isn’t going to follow it?!
Anonymous
03/11/2025 16:06
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Media sure got a lot of clicks driving the narrative about Republican "hold outs" lol
Who else is a holdout? Have only seen Massie and the Dems.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 16:04
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Media sure got a lot of clicks driving the narrative about Republican "hold outs" lol
Anonymous
03/11/2025 16:01
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Voting is scheduled for 4pm.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 15:50
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
As expected, all Republicans are falling in line to vote for the CR. Zero chance of a shutdown.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:45
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With one week to go, Mikey is going for the big win: a CR that carries on Biden’s budget.
What happened to all the squawking about getting the deficit and debt under control?
Can he do even that without Dem votes?
I think Dems shouldn't give him the votes, even for a CR, if they can't trust Trump will actually spend the money on the things it was appropriated for.
A lot of the stupid bloat needs to be cut because dems let Biden administration through money at everything without thinking. I feel ashamed as a US taxpayer for the kind of things coming out of USAID and we don't money to support people at FEMA. Go ahead and some of you would come up with something silly to support why we couldn't support or bureaucracy or something else.
DP. There have been hiring freezes for most of the past ten years. Last year, lots of agencies were finally able to hire lots of new employees, both young grads and older more experienced employees to help build the replacements of the old-timers who are facing retirement. Not bloat but needed people.
Then Elon Musk fired them all.
I am not talking about employees. They have significant number of contractors but my main concern is how they are spending money on some of these stupid programs. How could they allow it?
Contractor hires are also slowing because decision makers and agency decision heads arent feeling empowered when so many contracts are being cancelled.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:35
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If it were actually a clean CR, it would be supportable by the majority of the House. Sadly, it isn't and Trump and Johnson are going to have to figure it out.
Maybe. I mean, if it were merely a clean CR, it would still continue Trump's current impoundment and would allow impoundment through the rest of the fiscal year. Dems (and some Rs) are not amused.
Yeah, there are a few poison pills in this one.
And now the GOP is trying to give away its power on tariffs through the CR, which may strengthen the senate Dems spines’
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:19
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If it were actually a clean CR, it would be supportable by the majority of the House. Sadly, it isn't and Trump and Johnson are going to have to figure it out.
Maybe. I mean, if it were merely a clean CR, it would still continue Trump's current impoundment and would allow impoundment through the rest of the fiscal year. Dems (and some Rs) are not amused.
And now the GOP is trying to give away its power on tariffs through the CR, which may strengthen the senate Dems spines’
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:18
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:If it were actually a clean CR, it would be supportable by the majority of the House. Sadly, it isn't and Trump and Johnson are going to have to figure it out.
Maybe. I mean, if it were merely a clean CR, it would still continue Trump's current impoundment and would allow impoundment through the rest of the fiscal year. Dems (and some Rs) are not amused.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:17
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:If it were actually a clean CR, it would be supportable by the majority of the House. Sadly, it isn't and Trump and Johnson are going to have to figure it out.
Vance is on it!
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:11
Subject: Talk of potential government shutdown?
If it were actually a clean CR, it would be supportable by the majority of the House. Sadly, it isn't and Trump and Johnson are going to have to figure it out.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:00
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Republicans in Congress: I need Trump to tell me how to vote. I’m giving away my power.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 13:43
Subject: Re:Talk of potential government shutdown?
Anonymous wrote:When is the actual vote?
Johnson wants to do it this afternoon/today. But he’s not the speaker Pelosi was and he’s relying too heavily on Trump to whip the votes for him.