McConnell unveils new funding bill to avert government shutdown

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/254832-mcconnell-unveils-new-funding-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown

September 24, 2015, 03:40 pm
McConnell unveils new funding bill to avert government shutdown

By Jordain Carney

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday filed a short-term spending bill that would fund the government and Planned Parenthood, ahead of an end-of-the-month deadline to avoid a shutdown.

The move comes after Democrats and some Republicans rejected a short-term spending bill that would have funded the government through Dec. 11. That bill would have stripped federal funding for Planned Parenthood and redirected it to community health centers.

Asked about McConnell's procedural moves on the Senate floor, a spokesperson for the Republican leader said, "It’s the same as the CR amendment we just voted on with one change: It does not redirect Planned Parenthood funding."

McConnell hasn't yet filed cloture on the spending bill, which is being offered as an amendment to a House-passed shell bill. That move would tee up a procedural vote on the continuing resolution (CR).

The Senate, however, appears poised to avoid a rare weekend session.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) told reporters earlier Thursday that he was "pretty sure" that the Senate wouldn't be in session on Saturday or Sunday.

Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are saying the next vote on the spending bill isn't expected until Monday at 5:30 p.m.

But McConnell's spokesperson said that the Republican leader "hasn't announced the timing of the next vote yet."

[andy58-in-nh]

Why do I suddenly hear French music in my head?

[Oceander]

Stupidity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Remember what happened last time?  Let's not be stupid, people.

[andy58-in-nh]

Stupidity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Remember what happened last time?  Let's not be stupid, people.

What happened the last time?

Oh, yes: the government slightly "shut down" for 13 days, no one missed a paycheck and Republicans went on to take over the Senate the next year, even after having been falsely accused of shutting down the government by the party that actually tried to shut down the government and inconvenience people, because (a) the news media can always be counted upon to lie for them on command; and (b) the GOP's nominal leaders are cowards.

How about fully funding the government 100%, which does not include Planned Parenthood, which is not part of the government, and sending the bill to Obama, and dare him to veto it because it doesn't use taxpayer money to murder viable infants and sell their parts for cash? 

[aligncare]

The other thing that happened is the media hit Ted Cruz and GOP with blame and bad press.

And so what? The public perception of media bias is at an all time high.

As Ben Carson and Donald Trump have recently demonstrated, just stick to your guns. Be fearless. And if you do that you will find the media is just a bully -- a noisy, blustery paper tiger.

Said Pew, "The overall ratings for the performance of the news media are quite negative: Fully 66% say news stories often are inaccurate, 77 % think that news organizations tend to favor one side, and 80% say news organizations are often influenced by powerful people and organizations. The percentage saying that news stories are often inaccurate has risen 13 points since 2007, with much of the increase coming among Democrats and independents."

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