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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill Republicans and Trump shut down the government to stop or stall the impeachment?
"Current government funding expires on Thursday, and the Democrats leading the House are proposing to keep spending at current levels for another month, with the hope theyll be able to strike a deal with Republicans on a full spending bill by Dec. 20."
patricia92243
(12,601 posts)for the last closure. It took a little time but this time if will be quicker to point to the man who closed the government again.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)rampartc
(5,437 posts)until witnesses and documents are provided to the committees.
dweller
(23,662 posts)ya know, parents sitting at the kitchen table latenite tapping pennies against the linoleum tabletop, figuring the budget.. weren't repugs hoping to shrink the gov't
to bathtub size?
cut the top down to the base ...
let the them see how it is for
us
✌🏼
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)administration.
sdfernando
(4,941 posts)I'm sure that will go over extremely well for those on forced furlough...and even much greater for those essential employees that are forced to work without pay.....can anyone say "slavery" ???
RockRaven
(15,009 posts)He is every bit that irresponsible.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)GOP never learns. Shutdowns are incredibly unpopular and the public will overwhelmingly blame them.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)EndlessWire
(6,569 posts)I remember the Repubs included a threat about it in their opposition remarks during the hearings, but I don't remember that level of detail.
Yeah, I think that's coming down the road at us. They'll get theirs. People won't forget when they can't have a holiday because of tRump and his party.