Congress Averts Government Shutdown

[ProSense]

Congress Averts Government Shutdown

Sahil Kapur

The House on Thursday passed a bipartisan measure to continue funding the government through September, averting a shutdown one week before the lights would go out.

The final vote was 318-109 — 115 Democrats joined 203 Republicans to pass the bill.

The legislation, which passed the Senate by a vote of 73-26 on Wednesday, now goes to President Obama for his signature.

The continuing resolution sustains the lower spending levels under sequestration but provides flexibility to the Pentagon and a handful of domestic programs in an effort to avoid some of the worst impacts of the automatic, indiscriminate spending cuts. It was the product of bipartisan negotiations to address the top priorities of each party.

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Believe it or not, Senate passes spending bill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022543290

[RussBLib]

1. shocking, with nary a whimper

[99Forever]

2. Here we go again.

[ProSense]

3. What does that mean? n/t

[99Forever]

5. Same game, different day.

Kick the can down the road, then use it to scare the prolls all over again to rob them some more.

We've seen this movie before. Many times.

[ProSense]

7. Yeah,

"Kick the can down the road, then use it to scare the prolls all over again to rob them some more."

...Republicans keep kicking the can down the road, and everyone knows they're full of shit. I mean, they keep bluffing: OK, this line!

They have another shot with the debt ceiling, but they've basically played their hand. They're never going to agree to revenues.

Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is becoming toxic and they can't seem to separate.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022546279

[99Forever]

8. Yeah,

It's all those "evil Republicans" doing...

.. no one else has any say in it.

[ProSense]

9. "It's all those 'evil Republicans' doing..."

Hey, feel free to deflect the blame from the "evil Republicans." (Is that in quotes because you disagree?)



http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017106926

[99Forever]

10. Uh huh...

... it's has nothing to do at all with the "good cop."

I'll shut up and eat my austerity, like a good little proll, now.

[ProSense]

11. Is this

Uh huh... it's has nothing to do at all with the "good cop."

I'll shut up and eat my austerity, like a good little proll, now.

...your reaction to me implying that Republicans are evil? I mean, what does that have to do with this: "I'll shut up and eat my austerity, like a good little proll, now."

In fact, what does the OP or any comment in this thread have to do with that? It's like victimization via straw man.

[backscatter712]

13. The word is "prole". n/t

[99Forever]

14. So fucking what?

Please don't arrest me, Officer SpellingBee.

[backscatter712]

16. OK, I'm going to let you go with a warning, this time.

No more misspelling in a spelling zone.

Drive safely!

[99Forever]

17. I want a lawyer.

[rsmith6621]

4. Sounds like the flavor of AUSTERITY

....has been bestowed upon us.

[winter is coming]

12. But it's been working so well in other countries!

[DCBob]

6. The RW dingbats wont be happy.. they wanted a government shutdown.

hoping to force Democrats and Obama to abandon Obamacare. Such idiots.. still fighting old wars. The AHCA was voted into law, passed the SCOTUS and tested again in 2012 when President Obama won the election. They are like those crazy Japanese soliders hiding out in the moutains thinking WW2 is still being fought.

[Rex]

15. Well, in all fairness they want to continue to make a paycheck

er... i mean they have our best interests™ in mind. Thankfully.