Oh, with all the craziness going on this month, totally forgot that the House Republicans were threatening ANOTHER government shutdown. There's supposed to be ANOTHER temporary deal in place, but no guarantee it'll get approved (via Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Ryan Nobles, and Rebecca Kaplan at NBC News):
Bipartisan negotiators announced Wednesday they have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown this week, securing agreement on half of the dozen must-pass spending bills and extending a pair of fast-approaching funding deadlines deeper into March to buy Congress more time.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a joint statement with appropriators, members charged with crafting spending bills, that they have a deal on six bills that fund several federal agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Justice, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. And they've agreed to vote on a short-term bill to avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend, buying more time to pass the funding deal...
Still, the House and the Senate need to pass the stopgap measure by the end of Friday to avert a partial shutdown. In the Senate, a speedy vote will require consent from all 100 members, which means it's not yet guaranteed they will pass it in time...
So there's the likelihood a Republican Senator - or either Manchin or Sinema, just for shits and giggles to appease their conservative allies - could hold up the votes and send us into shutdown. As long as enough Democrats and Republicans in the House agree to the measure - something the Not-Really-Freedom Caucus can't delay - it ought to get through that half of Congress.
It then becomes a question if the UnFreedom Caucus retaliates by holding another Motion to Vacate to punish Johnson for making this deal, which just repeats the cycle of shutdown mania all over again chasing after yet another Speaker replacement.
I am tired of this staged drama. I am tired of the wingnut hostage-taking that happens every time.
Just stop fucking voting for Republicans, America. Please. For just common decent sanity. Just stop this needless drama. Just stop it.
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But, but, but they GANGED UP on little Mikey in the white house... Something about mustard and kielbasas, and phone apps.
You know, I've had a lot of jobs in my life, and at none of them could I have remained employed after repeatedly refusing to do the job I was hired to do.
-Doug in Sugar Pine
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