Shutdown Averted. House Passes CR 45 Days

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage.

The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increase federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting President Joe Biden’s full request. The bill would fund government until Nov. 17.

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. After chaotic days of turmoil in the House, Speaker Kevin...

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[Oddball]

 

[1srelluc]

The "win" will be for Virginia.....No fed .gov shut-down shenanigans to taint the Nov. 7 State Senate/House elections.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Big Booty has every right to gloat. McCarthy handed her a victory. Did he expect them to praise him for it?

 

[Oddball]

The "win" will be for Virginia.....No fed .gov shenanigans to taint the Nov. 7 State Senate/House elections.

If your state elections are subject to any of the federal shenanigans, they're WAY too big.

 

[1srelluc]

If your state elections are subject to any of the federal shenanigans, they're WAY too big.

We have NOtVA and most are federal workers or tied to the feds. We have suffered the results of a fed shutdown before in our off-year elections.

I'd rather have them paid and staying home.

Virginia first, all else after.

 

[Oddball]

We have NOtVA and most are federal workers or tied to the feds. We have suffered the results of a fed shutdown before in our off-year elections.

I'd rather have them paid and staying home.

Virginia first, all else after.

Then my point stands.

 

[Failzero]

Senate does not have votes to shit on the House reprieve

 

[blackhawk]

Surprise, surprise a deal is reached at the last minute which is generally how this works out.

 

[Borillar]

Surprise, surprise a deal is reached at the last minute which is generally how this works out.

so we can look forward to the same song and dance in November.

 

[blackhawk]

so we can look forward to the same song and dance in November.

Probably.

 

[Failzero]

Probably.

Except everyone will be distracted by a Robust Democrat POTUS Primary .

 

[Crepitus]

Senate does not have votes to shit on the House reprieve

Why would they even try?

 

[Failzero]

Why would they even try?

Chucky Will try anything once

 

[Crepitus]

Chucky Will try anything once

They got a clean, if brief CR. That's exactly what Democrats wanted.

There is no reason Schumer would try to torpedo this.

He won.

 

[Failzero]

They got a clean, if brief CR. That's exactly what Democrats wanted.

There is no reason Schumer would try to torpedo this.

He won.

Funding for Ukraine in this bill is nonexistent

 

[Seymour Flops]

They got a clean, if brief CR. That's exactly what Democrats wanted.

There is no reason Schumer would try to torpedo this.

He won.

He sure did.

King of the RINO's McCarthy handed him and AOC and every other borrow and spender a huge win.

If McCarthy is still speaker in 45 days, why would he even go through the motions of resisting a CR?

 

[Crepitus]

He sure did.

King of the RINO's McCarthy handed him and AOC and every other borrow and spender a huge win.

If McCarthy is still speaker in 45 days, why would he even go through the motions of resisting a CR?

You guys picked him.

 

[Failzero]

You guys picked him.

You guys picke the Fire Alarm pullin Brother

 

[Crepitus]

You guys picke the Fire Alarm pullin Brother

Oh look, a deflection.

A sure sign you know you've lost.

Again.