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  1. S

    Congress just found the dumbest way to avoid a government shutdown.

    “Congress just found the dumbest way to avoid a government shutdown”: Regarding BBC's article entitled “U.S. House Speaker passes bill to avert shutdown with Democratic support” describing Speaker Michael Johnson's proposal for getting past the entire November 17, 2023, federal government...
    • Supposn
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    • Forum: Politics
  2. P@triot

    (Left-wing) results will NOT vary

    One can always rely on left-wing actions to cost more while simultaneously culminating in worse results. We saw that with Obama and the Democrats when they “promised” their stimulus package would ensure that unemployment would never hit 8%. Instead, for almost a trillion dollars, unemployment...
    • P@triot
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    • border security border wall failed democrat policy failed left-wing policy failed progressive policy government shutdown
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    • Forum: Politics
  3. OKTexas

    It's Time For Trump To Exercise His Article 2 Powers

    The President, under Article 2, Section 3 has the authority to convene one or both houses of Congress in extraordinary circumstances. He could use these powers to keep Congress in DC instead of leaving to go home. Article 2, Section 3 He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information...
    • OKTexas
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    • Forum: Politics
  4. NewsVine_Mariyam

    What Happens to All of The Interest That Accrues on The Money That The Government Isn't Paying Out?

    I read today that approximately 40% of the workforce for the federal government is made up of contract workers, whom apparently are not guaranteed any back pay when the government shutdown resumes. So there are all of these hundreds of thousands of workers who aren't drawing a paycheck, the...
  5. Centrista

    Official USMB Shutdown Showdown Thread --- Week of Jan 14th, 2019

    The estimate was not intended to become public. It was just leaked. Their previous estimate was 0.1% every two weeks. "The Trump administration now estimates that the cost of the government shutdown will be twice as steep as originally forecast. The original estimate that the partial shutdown...
    • Centrista
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    • constitutional government federal government government shutdown trump
    • Replies: 1,232
    • Forum: Politics

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