Schumer on "All In" - if government is shut down President controls spending

[Earthrise]

He could do anything - eliminate programs, people, transfer trillions of SS money to a private hedge fund…?

[GreenWave]

1. I will post for some of you who do mot acknowlegde this...

[Earthrise]

2. Schumer is a careful, logical thinker. He's no coward.

[BannonsLiver]

7. lol

🙄

[gab13by13]

9. Double lol

He reads from a paper when he gives a speech.

[BannonsLiver]

12. You don't think the readers on the end of the nose are edgy?

[hlthe2b]

3. Up to now, Schumer has done a horrendous job educating his own members, much less the public on this...

Better late than never, I guess. He has until Friday...

[regnaD kciN]

4. So, next time around, they can come up with an even worse CR...

…and we’ll have no choice but to let that pass, too?

What about a CR that dissolves our republic and establishes a monarchy?

[gab13by13]

11. Doesn't this CR give the power of Congress to Musk

[LW1977]

5. Gutless wimp!

[NJCher]

6. I looked at this site and it doesn't say that

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, nonprofit, nonpartisan, founded by one Dem and one Repuke.

Every federal agency has a shutdown plan. Essential services continue.

I read quite a bit of this site and didn't see anything that led me to believe that trump can do what you question: " eliminate programs, people, transfer trillions of SS money to a private hedge fund…?"

https://www.crfb.org

[Earthrise]

8. Great website. I'm repeating what Schumer said - I don't know anything more.

Sanders will vote no and says that the only way Trump could get way more out of control only if people don’t resist - I’m not sure people can resist fast enough to stop what Trump/Musk could do if they don’t have a budget in place that limits them somewhat. Also if the government shuts down the courts will - the Dem lawsuits may stall.

[edhopper]

10. The CR

Now codifies that into law. He can now legally do whatever he wants.

[gab13by13]

13. Exactly, Democrats will be complicit.

[newdeal2]

14. The whole thing is illogical

They are scared and are making choices based on fear. Not the best place to be.

[Mad_Machine76]

15. Another thought

If government were to shut down what happens to all of the federal workers who were ordered reinstated?

[haele]

17. They will get back pay for the time they were furloughed.

Which is more than they are getting now.
Schumer forgets that government shutdowns are not total shutdowns.
Another CR will go into the hopper next week. But now, all those people who just wanted "waste and fraud" fixed, will suddenly get panicked about a shut down rather being "uncomfortable" over reconstructive dismantlement, and it will bring what Project 2025 and Doge is doing into perspective.
Oh, Courts don't close during a shutdown. There can still be all sorts of filings and rulings.

[Sewa]

16. Do you feel it

It’s smoke being blown up your ass🤮💀

[Lancero]

18. So... Same stuff he's currently doing?

[Nanjeanne]

19. Eliminate programs, people, steal? Gee I'm so glad none of that is happening now before a shut down.