House Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

[Zincwarrior]

Republicans threaten to shut down the government if their demands are not met...from other Republicans. Talk about the tyranny of the minority...
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/freedom-caucus-government-shutdown-borderHouse Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

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Members of the House Freedom Caucus are making it harder for leadership to avoid a government shutdown, announcing on Monday that they'll oppose a stopgap funding bill unless it caves to their terms.
Driving the news: The HFC is demanding more funding for border enforcement, cuts to the Department of Justice and FBI, and an end to "woke" policies at the Department of Defense.

• "We refuse to support any such measure that continues Democrats' bloated COVID-era spending and simultaneously fails to force the Biden Administration to follow the law and fulfill its most basic responsibilities," they said in a statement.
• "Any support for a 'clean' Continuing Resolution would be an affirmation of the current FY 2023 spending level grossly increased by the lame-duck December 2022 omnibus spending bill that we all vehemently opposed just seven months ago."

The big picture: Congress is unlikely to complete its work on appropriations bills by the deadline on Sept. 30, with leadership calling for a continuing resolution to provide themselves with more time.

• "If you think we're going to come in and in three weeks, three partial weeks in September and get the appropriations bills done — that seems unlikely, given the extent to which there was a total failure in settings, spending levels where they needed to be set in order to get to 218," Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told Axios.

What's next: Some members have discussed potentially attempting to block a continuing resolution on legislation from reaching the House floor unless it meets their criteria, upping the likelihood of a government shutdown if Democrats don't vote for the measure.

 

[1srelluc]

Good!

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Republicans threaten to shut down the government if their demands are not met...from other Republicans. Talk about the tyranny of the minority...
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/freedom-caucus-government-shutdown-borderHouse Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

Shut it down. Screw the elites. Make sure their pay is immediately frozen too.

 

[TNHarley]

SHUT IT DOWN

 

[Blaster]

Republicans threaten to shut down the government if their demands are not met.
Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

I like it.

 

[Zincwarrior]

How are you going to get your social security checks?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The check from SS will come.

The VA checks will be delayed.

 

[Rogue AI]

They should shut down the government until they shut down the border. Let there be no government spending until the border is secure.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I love this.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

McCarthy will open up the House to a general vote if the FC continues acting irresponsibly.

 

[Zincwarrior]

They should shut down the government until they shut down the border. Let there be no government spending until the border is secure.

So no VA, no social security, no Medicare, no traffic Controllers, no food and meat inspectors, no ICE, no pay for soldiers, ne pensions for veterans.

Hey what could go wrong?

 

[ColonelAngus]

The entire Fed needs to be cut by 60%.

 

[Rogue AI]

So no VA, no social security, no Medicare, no traffic Controllers, no food and meat inspectors, no ICE, no pay for soldiers, ne pensions for veterans.

Hey what could go wrong?

Oh please, even in a shut down the essentials remain open. Don't be such a drama queen.

 

[progressive hunter]

Republicans threaten to shut down the government if their demands are not met...from other Republicans. Talk about the tyranny of the minority...
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/freedom-caucus-government-shutdown-borderHouse Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

SHUT THAT MOTHER FUCKER DOWN AND DONT LET IT OPEN BACK UP!!!!!!

 

[MagicMike]

They should shut down the government until they shut down the border. Let there be no government spending until the border is secure.

And how do you propose we secure the border?

 

[progressive hunter]

So no VA, no social security, no Medicare, no traffic Controllers, no food and meat inspectors, no ICE, no pay for soldiers, ne pensions for veterans.

Hey what could go wrong?

YOU CANT BE THAT STUPID???

OH WAIT,, YOU ARE,,

 

[TNHarley]

So no VA, no social security, no Medicare, no traffic Controllers, no food and meat inspectors, no ICE, no pay for soldiers, ne pensions for veterans.

Hey what could go wrong?

medicare is mandatory spending. So is the VA and SS. Air traffic controllers would still be required to work. Food will still be inspected, if not by the feds, it will be by states. Soldiers wont lose their pay and vets will still get their pensions. Ice will continue running until they are out fo funds.
Whole lot of stupid in one post.

 

[progressive hunter]

And how do you propose we secure the border?

how can it get worse??

if the government leaves the people will step in and really secure it,,

 

[Billiejeens]

Republicans threaten to shut down the government if their demands are not met...from other Republicans. Talk about the tyranny of the minority...
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/freedom-caucus-government-shutdown-borderHouse Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown

So no VA, no social security, no Medicare, no traffic Controllers, no food and meat inspectors, no ICE, no pay for soldiers, ne pensions for veterans.

Hey what could go wrong?

Are you really that stupid?
Be honest.

 

[Billiejeens]

medicare is mandatory spending. So is the VA and SS. Air traffic controllers would still be required to work. Food will still be inspected, if not by the feds, it will be by states. Soldiers wont lose their pay and vets will still get their pensions. Ice will continue running until they are out fo funds.
Whole lot of stupid in one post.

It's an almost indescribably stupid poster.