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themaguffin

(3,828 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:27 PM Jan 2019

When Democrats control Congress and the WH, there needs to be a law that

if a budget is not in place, the default action is that same increase as the last budget.

This at least keeps things stable and with an automatic increase it prevents the GOP of pulling a stunt where they don't approve new budgets to restrict agencies that they don't like.

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When Democrats control Congress and the WH, there needs to be a law that (Original Post) themaguffin Jan 2019 OP

We need a law in place that make sit illegal to use a shutdown for political purposes. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #1

It needs to be illegal to shut down the government, period... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #3

I agree 100% with you redstatebluegirl katmondoo Jan 2019 #5

There's a bill like that now in Congress marylandblue Jan 2019 #2

Sen. Warner introduced the Stop STUPIDITY Act 3 days ago meow2u3 Jan 2019 #4

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

1. We need a law in place that make sit illegal to use a shutdown for political purposes.

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:28 PM

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Wounded Bear

(58,751 posts)

3. It needs to be illegal to shut down the government, period...

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:32 PM

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katmondoo

(6,457 posts)

5. I agree 100% with you redstatebluegirl

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:38 PM

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marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

2. There's a bill like that now in Congress

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:31 PM

Jan 2019

This is a good time to publicize it.

meow2u3

(24,774 posts)

4. Sen. Warner introduced the Stop STUPIDITY Act 3 days ago

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:34 PM

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“The Stop STUPIDITY Act takes the aggressive but necessary step of forcing the president and Congress to do the jobs they were elected to do,” Warner said in a statement. “Workers, business owners and tax payers are currently paying the price of D.C. gridlock and my legislation will put an end to that.”

The full name of Warner’s measure is the “Stop Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage in the Coming Years Act” — a moniker that, some astute Congress watchers pointed out, actually results in the acronym “Stop STUPIDITCY Act.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mark-warner-introduces-stop-stupidity-act-aimed-at-preventing-future-shutdowns/2019/01/22/2bafc150-1e82-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.c7dc5a26da0b

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