Republicans control Congress, but need Democrats to help avert a shutdown just days away • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans will try to pass this week’s attack spending bill to avoid government shutdowns and keep the government running until September, but they need Democrats’ help. Page 99 suspension expenditure invoiceIt is necessary for the House where the Republican House was released over the weekend, as lawmakers have not discussed decades of […]
U.S. House GOP pushes through bill averting shutdown on Friday; Senate is next • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a suspension spending bill Tuesday that will keep government funds in place, but the legislation must pass the Senate before the late-night deadline on Friday to avoid government shutdowns. 217-213 House Voting Although mostly along the party line, Democrats are opposed to the measure that they say they want to […]
Shutdown looms as ‘unified’ U.S. Senate Dems oppose GOP’s stopgap spending bill • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared to have announced that government shutdowns would begin Friday on Wednesday, with the suspension law going out. “While funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to draft ongoing resolutions without the opinions of Congressional Democrats,” Schumer said in a short […]
Schumer support for GOP spending bill appears to possibly stave off government shutdown • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer announced in a floor speech Thursday evening that he would vote to advance a suspension spending bill that must become law late Friday night to avoid government shutdowns. “The CR bill is a very bad thing, but the possibility of closure affects America much worse,” Schumer said, referring […]
After rift on shutdown, California Democrats refocus budget fight on Medicaid
They avoided government shutdowns, but defeated the party last week, with the two defeating the party, but are trying to predict Medicaid, where California Democrats are trying to project a united front on central issues in their next big budget fight. Republicans have already shown their intention to cut hundreds of billions of dollars to […]
Chris Murphy Flounders After Being Confronted With Video Evidence Of His Past Gov’t Shutdown Opposition
Democrat Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy quickly betrayed his support for the government’s closure on Sunday after NBC host Kristen Welker faced the subject on past opposition. Before a small number of Senate Democrats helped push for the GOP-backed spending bill, several Democrats advocated for lawmakers to block the bill. While discussing the disapproval of the […]
Ex-CNN Analyst Gives 3 Reasons Why He Thinks Democrats ‘Caved’ On Gov’t Shutdown
Former CNN analyst Chris Sillitza said in a video posted Friday he pledged and pledged to surrender and support the Republican spending bill for three strategic reasons. Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator of New York, who is the leader of the Senate minority, announced in a speech on the Senator’s floor on Thursday that he would […]
Jasmine Crockett Thinks Potential Gov’t Shutdown Could Save Bureaucrats From Getting Booted By Trump Admin
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett said in a video posted to Tiktok that the potential government shutdown could stop the Trump administration from firing bureaucrats. Since President Donald Trump Established Government Department of Efficiency (DOGE), federal government employees have been fired from several agencies, including a 50% reduction in the Department of Education (ED) workforce. end […]
Padilla, Schiff to vote against GOP’s stopgap budget measure as possible shutdown looms
Washington – California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have voted with most Democrats on temporary measures to fund the government, saying they will pave the way for possible government shutdowns by the weekend. “We’ll give Donald Trump six months to continue destroying the government,” Schiff said. Video posted to x. “It’s not going to […]
Senate Democrats Threaten To Plunge Country Into Partial Government Shutdown
Senate Democrats are threatening to plunge into partial government shutdowns rather than supplying enough votes to pass the GOP spending bill that is being considered in the upper room. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon that Democrats oppose the GOP government fundraising bill, informing members of the Senate […]
