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.

More:

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.

More:

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."

More:

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.
 
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