US debt ceiling, gov shutdown and Speaker of the House fight

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Fatrat said:
Let me help you Joe, "The politicians in power are the scum of the earth"...
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Sometimes, but in this particular case, only those of one party were the scum. Ie: the democrats.
 

Senators brace for another possible shutdown in January​

Senators in both parties are bracing for another government shutdown next year after Republicans blocked a proposal to extend expiring health insurance subsidies, the issue that triggered the 43-day closure that consumed much of the fall calendar.

Liberal Democrats in the Senate are fuming that Republicans blocked a proposal to extend the subsidies, which are due to expire in January, through 2028.

A group of eight Democrats, mostly centrists, voted last month to reopen the government in hopes that Republicans might agree to a bipartisan compromise to prevent health insurance premiums for plans on the ObamaCare marketplace from soaring by double digits.

Instead, the bipartisan talks to extend the subsidies foundered, setting the stage for a massive spike in health care premiums next year.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...tdown-in-january/ar-AA1SnByY?ocid=socialshare
 
searcher said:
A group of eight Democrats, mostly centrists, voted last month to reopen the government in hopes that Republicans might agree to a bipartisan compromise to prevent health insurance premiums for plans on the ObamaCare marketplace from soaring by double digits.

Instead, the bipartisan talks to extend the subsidies foundered, setting the stage for a massive spike in health care premiums next year.
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Isn't time for covid era subsidies to end?

These payments were for people who didn't qualify for obozo care, but the gov helped anyways during covid due to the gov telling them they couldn't go to work.

Well now covid is over and they been back to work for at least three, maybe four years now. So why shouldn't the subsidies be ended?

Are there any good reasons not to? I mean, reasons that go beyond the dems idea that more people on the dole is somehow a good thing.
 

Congress rolls out $174B spending bill as Jan 30 shutdown fears grow​

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have unveiled a new spending bill totaling at least $174 billion that could get a vote in the House of Representatives as early as this week.

It’s a significant step toward avoiding another government shutdown come Jan. 30, the deadline congressional leaders set after ending the recent 43-day shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — in November.

The legislation released on Monday is a package of three of the 12 annual spending bills that Congress is charged with passing: commerce, justice, science and related agencies; energy and water development and related agencies; and interior, environment and related agencies.

Senior Republicans and Democrats both signaled support for the bill, which was expected after it was created as the result of bipartisan discussions between the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...tdown-fears-grow/ar-AA1TCu8E?ocid=socialshare
 
The only thing that scares me more than the government shutting down is the government staying open.
 

Senate Democrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill, Schumer says​

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.

"What's happening in Minnesota is appalling —and unacceptable in any American city. Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans' refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE," Schumer said in a statement. "I will vote no. Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ill-schumer-says/ar-AA1UUbGh?ocid=socialshare
 
searcher said:
Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans' refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE," Schumer said
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What "common sense" reforms is he talkin'?
...and what abuses of ICE are there? All they are doing is enforcing the laws that Schumer helped to enact.
 
Gonna go out on a limb here............I'm predicting a partial shutdown.
 
Of course the Dems will do their best to shut it down. They want chaos prior to the election so they can say, "Trump's America" like they did in 2020.
.....and hope that enough people are dumb enough to not see that the Dems are the cause of the chaos.
 
And yet, the Republicans are in charge....how many Republicans will defect and help the demonrats out...
 
Fatrat said:
And yet, the Republicans are in charge....how many Republicans will defect and help the demonrats out...
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Because they don't have enough votes due to a few idiots on the republican side who vote with the dems.
 
That is the show, the repukes don't want it either so they designated a few traitor votes.
 

Senators closing in on funding federal government less than two days from shutdown​

  • Senators appear to be coalescing around an offramp to fund most of the government through the remainder of the fiscal year as a shutdown looms less than two days away.
  • The Senate on Thursday failed to clear a procedural vote on a crucial government funding package, with a shutdown set to begin on Saturday at 12:01 ET.
  • In addition to Homeland Security, the package would also fund the Departments of Defense, Treasury, State, Health and Human Services, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Education.
Senators are working toward an offramp to fund most of the government through the remainder of the fiscal year as a shutdown looms less than two days away.

The Senate earlier Thursday failed to clear a key procedural hurdle on a crucial six-bill government funding package. The procedural vote on the package was widely expected to fail as Democrats demand that the Republican majority strip funding for the Department of Homeland Security from the measure. The Democrats want new restrictions on federal immigration enforcement added to the DHS bill after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month.

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www.cnbc.com

Senators closing in on funding federal government less than two days from shutdown

Democrats are demanding changes to the way federal immigration agents work after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens.
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searcher

Post in thread 'Gov / Military Spending, DOD Contracts, National Defense $$$$'

Updated Contingency Plan Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Appropriations January 2026​

This document provides guidance for identifying those missions and functions of the War Department that may continue to be carried out during a lapse in appropriations.

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House votes to reopen U.S. government, bill heads to Trump’s desk​

  • The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a package of bills to reopen most of the government, which shut down Saturday morning.
  • The package next heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill to end the three-day partial shutdown of much of the U.S. government, virtually guaranteeing the end of the closure.

The vote was 217-214 and sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who has said he will sign it immediately. Much of the government has been shuttered since Saturday morning.

The bill provides funding for the departments of Defense, Treasury, State, Health and Human Services, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Education through the remainder of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. It also provides two weeks of stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate stripped full-year funding for the agency in response to the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers.

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www.cnbc.com

House votes to reopen U.S. government, bill heads to Trump's desk

President Donald Trump will need to sign the spending package after the House of Representatives approved it.
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Lawmakers in standoff over ICE reforms as DHS funding deadline approaches​

Washington — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.

Last week, Congress passed a package of funding measures to reopen the government and fund the bulk of agencies through September after a four-day partial shutdown. The stalemate came amid a dispute over funds for DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Lawmakers ultimately approved a stopgap measure to keep the department funded — but only through Feb. 13.

The short-term funding patch was designed to give lawmakers more time to negotiate how to rein in the administration's immigration's enforcement operation, which came under scrutiny after two deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis last month. But so far, the two sides appear far from an agreement.

Senate Democrats have given draft legislation of the DHS funding measure to Republicans, two sources told CBS News.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...dline-approaches/ar-AA1VW57f?ocid=socialshare
 
Probably going on all over the country.

TSA closes Terminal C checkpoint at PHL Airport due to staffing shortages​

The Transportation Security Administration temporarily closed the Terminal C security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.

“Due to staffing constraints related to the government shutdown, the TSA, in collaboration with the airport, is temporarily closing the Terminal C checkpoint,” said PHL spokesperson Heather Redfern.

All other security checkpoints remain open, and TSA PreCheck passengers can use the designated lanes at the Terminal A-East and D/E checkpoints. There is no timeline for when Terminal C will be back up and running.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...affing-shortages/ar-AA1YzsUJ?ocid=socialshare
 

'The president could fix this': TSA officer speaks out about shutdown​

Mar 19, 2026 #TSA #Trump #GovernmentShutdown
TSA says nearly 10% of its officers called out sick on Tuesday as they continue to not receive paychecks. AFGE Local 1127 Regional VP and TSA Officer Angela Grana joins Chris Jansing to share more on the impact the partial government shutdown is having on TSA agents.


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Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports in shutdow​

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports if congressional Democrats don’t agree to a plan for funding parts of the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump said in a social media post that the ICE agents would not only assist the Transportation Security Administration in handling normal airport security but added he would direct them to arrest anyone suspected of immigrating illegally to the US.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-in-dhs-shutdown/ar-AA1Z7v2f?ocid=socialshare
 
I had a weird thought. What if the replacement ICE agents, before they reach their stations, are flagged and taken aside for additional security screening?
 
searcher said:
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I can't wait to see how this works out.

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It'll work out great, if they are allowed to carry out their ICE duties at the same time.

Do illegal aliens ever fly?

If so, just nab 'em at the airport security line and put 'em on an International flight back home instead of where they thought they were going.
 
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