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Torchlight

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5. All it takes is the little Johnson to allow it

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:14 AM

20 hrs ago

I'm not going to point my finger at the intake valve when the tire is flat.

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Congress withholding pay & benefits from any .gov worker is inhumane. [View all] Jacson6 20 hrs ago OP

The Senate passed a bill to pay TSA workers. Speaker Johnson won't allow it to come to the floor of the House for a vote surfered 20 hrs ago #1

Republicans control Congress Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #2

I'm not here to argue about who did what. Congress as an overall policy should not deny workers paychecks in the future. Jacson6 20 hrs ago #3

Well you should be here to argue who did what gab13by13 20 hrs ago #4

So you're trolling. mr715 16 hrs ago #27

I don't appreciate your Ad hominem. N/T Jacson6 13 hrs ago #29

Apologies. mr715 12 hrs ago #30

All I'm saying that what congress has done to these workers and their families is to harm them. Jacson6 12 hrs ago #31

They'll get back pay. mr715 12 hrs ago #32

Everyone knows there is the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. everyonematters 20 hrs ago #7

They met the threshold Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #8

We are still refusing to fund DHS. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. everyonematters 19 hrs ago #10

The action is refusing to greenlight fascist murderers on the streets of our communities Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #11

It got passed. mr715 16 hrs ago #28

All it takes is the little Johnson to allow it Torchlight 20 hrs ago #5

Or 4(ish?) GOPers to sign a discharge petition SSJVegeta 20 hrs ago #6

Everyone is accountable for their own actions. Refusing to fund DHS is an action. everyonematters 19 hrs ago #9

Bull, that is a right wing talking point IMO. gab13by13 19 hrs ago #12

Why do you think our approval rating with independents is 28%? It is actions like this. everyonematters 19 hrs ago #13

Can you give me a source for that number? dpibel 18 hrs ago #14

In today's YouGov poll it is 23%. everyonematters 18 hrs ago #15

Sorry to be dense, but how about a link? dpibel 18 hrs ago #16

No problem. everyonematters 18 hrs ago #18

Thank you. dpibel 18 hrs ago #20

Here's a Quinnipiac poll from a few days ago EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #17

The low favorability with independents, is an indication that they are voting with us as a check on Trump, everyonematters 18 hrs ago #19

I would agree. But in the short term, I'm happy to focus on that positive EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #21

Yes, if we win the House or the Senate, that will be our big chance to show that we can make a difference. everyonematters 17 hrs ago #25

Ok. mr715 17 hrs ago #23

Imagine Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #24

I am sympathetic to the concern for people that have been hurt. mr715 16 hrs ago #26

There is a lot of cruelty Congress should stop. mr715 17 hrs ago #22