US Edition10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
- The Senate voted 62 to 38 to advance a GOP spending bill, with nine Senate Democrats supporting it, to avoid a government shutdown before the midnight deadline.
- The bill includes $6 billion for veterans' healthcare and provisions to address an ongoing shortfall, according to details from the Senate vote.
- Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced backlash from his party for his support of the bill.
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"I'm Not Done Talking!": Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Perfectly Puts Smug, Interrupting Dems In Their Place - The American Tribune.com
Resurfaced video shows an absolutely wild moment on the House floor that got largely missed amidst last December’s Christmas deadline over what Donald Trump would inherit as a new budget. In a clip from December 19th, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) presciently admonished her Democrat colleagues for threatening to shut down the government over the then-president elect’s proposed spending program. Representative Luna began her remark by speaking ab…
Speaker Johnson Shares Eye-Opening Statistic On Dem Shutdown Vote
A tremendous number of Democrats voted against a continuing resolution to avert a partial government shutdown this past week, as underscored by a statistic delivered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the weekend. Joining “Life, Liberty, & Levin” on Fox News, Johnson spoke about how Republicans who control both chambers of Congress “put the Democrats ...
Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown – Chicago Sun-Times
Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions or voting no and letting a funding lapse ensue. In all, 10 Democrats, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to advance the Republican funding proposal to a final vote and avoid a shutdown at all costs.
Where Is The Line? Democratic Budget Capitulation Foreshadows LGBTQ+ Fights To Come
Photo by Ian Hutchinson on UnsplashErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.Ten Senate Democrats handed Republicans a critical victory yesterday, voting in favor of cloture on a budget that will allow the Trump Administration to continue wielding budget cuts as a political weapon—targeting the administration’s opponents, including trans and queer people. The b…
Ten DEM senators vote with the Republicans and pass the law that avoids the shutdown. Criticism of leader Schumer: 'Surrender to Trump'
On Friday, ten Democratic senators joined the Republicans for a procedural vote on a bill that unlocks funding to the US government for seven months, averting the shutdown that would have started at midnight. The 62-38 vote marked an important turning point after Senate Democrats spent the week paralyzed by doubts about whether or not to use the moment to react to President Donald Trump. The decision of leader Chuck Schumer to support the measur…
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