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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:43 AM Jan 2019

DC Water board debates whether they can cut off White House service after Trump admin misses payment

The District of Columbia’s Water authority board debated whether they can shut off water to the White House after the federal government missed its quarterly payment due to the president’s border wall shutdown.

WAMU, American University’s NPR station, reported Tuesday that DC Water officials noted during their first meeting of 2019 that they received an email from the Treasury Department announcing it won’t be paying for $5 million of the federal government’s $16.5 million water bill.

WAMU noted that DC law allows the water authority to “shut off water to a customer for nonpayment after 30 days” and place a lien on the property until a full payment is completed after 60 days.

“Conceivably, DC Water can shut off service for nonpayment to any customer,” DC Water spokesperson Vincent Morris told the NPR station.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/dc-water-board-debates-whether-can-cut-off-white-house-service-trump-admin-misses-payment/

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DC Water board debates whether they can cut off White House service after Trump admin misses payment (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 OP
Please let this happen!! Shell_Seas Jan 2019 #1
Gawd, the incompetence. They can't even keep the water on in the WH. brush Jan 2019 #19
Please, please let this happen! hueymahl Jan 2019 #2
Yes this will work because it hurts him directly. Mystery sage Jan 2019 #3
He'd just move to his hotel and charge the government for staying there. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #7
It will still take time for him to waddle back Mystery sage Jan 2019 #11
He wouldn't take important papers because he doesn't read anything. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #12
Please be true. NightWatcher Jan 2019 #4
Electricity and heat, too? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #5
Oh, please, do it! MineralMan Jan 2019 #6
It will be like that episode of Seinfeld! Initech Jan 2019 #25
Probably not zipplewrath Jan 2019 #8
Just doo it ! C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #9
+1 Hugin Jan 2019 #13
Shut off the water to the White House. Shut off the electricity too...... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #10
Maybe they can work something out with their creditors. Hugin Jan 2019 #14
Quit debating it and do it! DO IT NOW!!! ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #15
Chumpy will have to make "adjustments." MoonRiver Jan 2019 #16
Where the hell is all that water going?! Bayard Jan 2019 #17
Nah, they just pretty much hose him down every morning. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #21
I'm in the DO IT corner as well bluestarone Jan 2019 #18
If the DC Water Board actually did this, Congress would step in struggle4progress Jan 2019 #20
Suggestion for getting through the shutdown Donwalled MyNameGoesHere Jan 2019 #22
They can't even pay their damn bills right! Initech Jan 2019 #23
The Federal water bill for DC is 16 MILLION/QUARTER? Volaris Jan 2019 #24
Shut it off and send him a letter that he should talk with them.. X_Digger Jan 2019 #26
I think that the DC water board needs to make the shutdown real to trump Gothmog Jan 2019 #27

Mystery sage

(576 posts)
11. It will still take time for him to waddle back
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:12 PM
Jan 2019

Plus it a really bad image that he must leave because he can't pay his own Bills so we can hit him with his bankruptcy failures even harder heck draw the Republican party into it too if we can

The only thing that worries me is that he will take important papers with him papers that must not leave the white house.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
12. He wouldn't take important papers because he doesn't read anything.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jan 2019

If this actually happened he'd move himself to his hotel and leave all the other West Wing employees behind, to bring in their own bottled water, and pee and poop in the Rose Garden.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
5. Electricity and heat, too?
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:49 AM
Jan 2019

The problem is that Tiny would just haul his fat orange ass off to his hotel and charge the government for staying there.

MineralMan

(146,255 posts)
6. Oh, please, do it!
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:50 AM
Jan 2019

Trump's not paying his bills, so shut the water off. You'd do it to anyone else who didn't pay their bill. Shut the main valve to the White House off and put a freaking padlock on it.

Do it!

Initech

(100,038 posts)
25. It will be like that episode of Seinfeld!
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:14 PM
Jan 2019

Where George's boss tries to fire him but he winds up barricading himself in his office. It will be fun to watch!

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
8. Probably not
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:57 AM
Jan 2019

There are a variety of laws on this stuff and any one of them could stop this.

Besides, in the end, the SS or something would probably declare a security issue.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,728 posts)
10. Shut off the water to the White House. Shut off the electricity too......
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:59 AM
Jan 2019

If payments have not been made. See how they like it.

struggle4progress

(118,228 posts)
20. If the DC Water Board actually did this, Congress would step in
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:21 PM
Jan 2019

The DC Water Board should complain the bill is not being paid and ask Congress to appropriate the funds to pay it

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
22. Suggestion for getting through the shutdown Donwalled
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:35 PM
Jan 2019

Sell tRump tower Chicago to pay for water bill. It's a shitty eye sore anyway.

Volaris

(10,266 posts)
24. The Federal water bill for DC is 16 MILLION/QUARTER?
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:13 PM
Jan 2019

damn ...were ALL in the wrong business heh...
I particually like the part where they can 'place a lein on the property' for non-payment...it would be damn impressive if they decided to forclose on the WH cause Donald stiffed a utility company ...

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
26. Shut it off and send him a letter that he should talk with them..
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:22 PM
Jan 2019

.. see if there's any chores he could do to pay it. (a la that what that orange shitgibbon said to furloughed fed workers.)

Gothmog

(144,919 posts)
27. I think that the DC water board needs to make the shutdown real to trump
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 11:19 AM
Jan 2019

trump does not care about anyone but himself. Cut off his water

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