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lees1975

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10. The CR that they passed when Schumer and eight other Democrats voted for cloture gave Trump and Musk
Tue Mar 25, 2025, 06:01 PM
Mar 2025

includes continued funding for DOGE, which the shutdown would have cut off and at least temporarily stopped. It contained everything they asked for, including the spending ceilings they need to pass tax cuts for billionaires.

You can google it and find out all of the details of the resolution.

This is yet another left-over failure from the two years that Democrats controlled the House and Senate, and the White House, between 2020 and 2022. The failure is on the part of old line Democratic party Senators, like Schumer, Durbin, a few others, who, with President Biden's support, would not get rid of the filibuster to pass a budget over the Republican minority, and then draft legislation that would prevent these short term CR funding requirements, making it impossible for one party's slim majority to shut down the government.

It's described as bringing a knife to a gunfight. We took all of the serious and effective options to stop Trump off the table during a two year period when we could have done it, no matter how political it would have looked. The priorities weren't straight. That's why Bernie is getting all the attention now, and no one is listening to the other meaningless, powerless rhetoric. They didn't do it when they had the chance, so can we take them seriously now?

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The founders are rolling in their graves GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #1
That's why I agree with Rhodes' assessment that Democrats need more than they've got now to lead the opposition to Trump lees1975 Mar 2025 #2
The grassroots has always lead in the efforts to make our country GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #3
Not clear that letting the govt shut down WAS the "right thing", though the key point is LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #4
Don't forget how McConell stymied Obama GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #5
I know. But they could have done more damage with the govt shutdown and also get to blame Dems for any economic problems LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #6
I don't think so. lees1975 Mar 2025 #7
I totally disagree GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #8
"Congress has given it's approval to the trump/Musk rampage." Can you be more specific and provide a source for that? LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #9
The CR that they passed when Schumer and eight other Democrats voted for cloture gave Trump and Musk lees1975 Mar 2025 #10
I'm not sure that really shows that the CR OK'd the DOGE rampage on the govt, but LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #11
That would have been 2020 to 2022 when we had control of House, Senate and White House. lees1975 Mar 2025 #12
The repug CR GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #13
approval in what way though? It can't be everything, like eliminating departments, I assume LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #14
It's tRump's "beautiful" bill that fulfills his dreams GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #15
It contained a list of things Trump wanted done. lees1975 Mar 2025 #16
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