Editorial: GOP’s radical ‘clean’ bill is bunk; Dems have the voice of reason

Editorial: GOP’s radical ‘clean’ bill is bunk; Dems have the voice of reason

Let’s be clear what the current government shutdown is about. Republicans have slim majorities in the House and Senate and control the White House. The way our system of government works is that the House can pass legislation with a simple majority, but the U.S. Senate requires 60 votes. Because Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate, if they got all of their caucus to support the proposed budget resolution, they would still need 7 votes from D…