Congress leaves for weekend with no shutdown solution in sight

[mystery-ak]

Congress leaves for weekend with no shutdown solution in sight
Juliegrace Brufke

  Congress is officially heading home for the weekend after conservative hardliners once again tanked plans to fund the government, forcing House GOP leaders to abandon their latest plan to avert a shutdown on Oct. 1.

Why it matters: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has struggled for weeks to find a solution that can garner enough Republican support to pass on the floor. After momentary optimism following Wednesday night's 2.5-hour conference meeting, the House GOP has again reverted to dysfunction.

    Earlier Thursday, five GOP hardliners sank a vote to open debate on a Pentagon funding bill for the second time in three days — underscoring the depth of McCarthy's crisis.
    "This is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. It doesn't work," McCarthy told reporters after the Pentagon bill went up in flames.

State of play: Conservative Republicans including Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Dan Bishop (N.C.) and Cory Mills (Fla.) have expressed opposition to McCarthy's plan. A handful of "soft no's" are also leaning against it.

    McCarthy unveiled the 31-day continuing resolution (CR) during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday evening, after leadership opted to pull a procedural vote on a similar plan Tuesday due to a lack of support.
    The new proposal included lower spending levels, language on border security and plans for a commission on spending. But even these concessions failed to sway enough members to assure it would pass on the floor.

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[christian]

IMAGINE DEMOCrats exploiting another government shutdown, just like they have done so many times before!
Will fools ever tire of being fools, before their demise?

[the OlLine Rebel]

IMAGINE DEMOCrats exploiting another government shutdown, just like they have done so many times before!
Will fools ever tire of being fools, before their demise?

Emphasis on “SO MANY TIMES”!

Liberals, let that sink in a moment.  “Shut-down” is not that important.

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

Invite the House and Senate back to the Capitol for free ice cream, pizza, and cake.

Once there are more than enough present for a quorum, lock them inside the Capitol unitl they pass a budget that spends at least $1 less than the previous  budget.

I have to do my job.  What don't they?

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Invite the House and Senate back to the Capitol for free ice cream, pizza, and cake.

Once there are more than enough present for a quorum, lock them inside the Capitol unitl they pass a budget that spends at least $1 less than the previous  budget.

I have to do my job.  What don't they?

Well, you have some folks cheering them not being able to pass a budget because they think a shutdown is good.

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

Shutdown is worthless because they pay the Federal employees, retro-activley, for the days they were furloughed.

What Congressional weasels care about most is campaign fund raising.  When they can't leave the Capitol to fund raise, you'll see how quickly they'll reach a budget deal.

[Fishrrman]

Major Bill:
"Well, you have some folks cheering them not being able to pass a budget because they think a shutdown is good."

And I'm one of them.
Let them all stay home.

[christian]

oF SO MANY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS OF THE PAST, WHEN DID RAMMING A SHUTDOWN DOWN THE AMERICAN peoples throats not benefit the democrats?  Fools still want to die of being fools, this time they might just succeed!

[Hoodat]

    "This is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. It doesn't work," McCarthy told reporters after the Pentagon bill went up in flames.

Burning it down would be preferable to what the GOP leadership has settled for over the last 20 years.

[roamer_1]

Well, you have some folks cheering them not being able to pass a budget because they think a shutdown is good.

'Budget', as you used it, must be taken very, very loosely, I'd reckon.

[roamer_1]

Invite the House and Senate back to the Capitol for free ice cream, pizza, and cake.

Once there are more than enough present for a quorum, lock them inside the Capitol unitl they pass a budget that spends at least $1 less than the previous  budget.

I have to do my job.  What don't they?

Because SHUTDOWN is not on the table.