McConnell announces Senate Republicans won’t let bipartisan spending bill advance

[mystery-ak]

 McConnell announces Senate Republicans won’t let bipartisan spending bill advance
by Al Weaver - 09/30/23 2:07 PM ET

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Senate Republicans will vote against advancing the chamber’s bipartisan stopgap spending bill as members see an emerging bill coming from the House as the main way to avoid a government shutdown.

McConnell told reporters that the House bill, which is a 45-day continuing resolution that includes disaster aid funding but no money for Ukraine, is the preferred option of his members, and that they will overwhelmingly vote against cloture in order to focus on that option.

“I’m fairly confident that most of my members — our members — are going to vote against cloture,” McConnell said. “Not necessarily because they are opposed to the underlying bill. But to see what the House can do on a bipartisan basis, and then bring it over to us.”

“Under these circumstances, I’m recommending a ‘no’ vote,” McConnell continued. “Even though I very much want to avoid a government shutdown.”

DEVELOPING.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4231910-mcconnell-announces-senate-republicans-wont-let-bipartisan-spending-bill-advance/

[Hoodat]

Do we have 40 out of 49 Republicans who will vote 'No'?  And what about Manchin and Sinema?  Will they vote 'Yes'?

[Maj. Bill Martin]

McConnell backing up the House.

Too bad we didn't pass the Chip Roy bill, because I'd much rather have the backup on that.  Oh well....

[mystery-ak]

 McConnell announces Senate Republicans will defer to House spending bill
by Al Weaver - 09/30/23 2:07 PM ET



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Senate Republicans will vote against advancing the chamber’s bipartisan stopgap spending bill as members see an emerging bill coming from the House as the main way to avoid a government shutdown.

McConnell told reporters that the House bill, which is a 45-day continuing resolution that includes disaster aid funding but no money for Ukraine, is the preferred option of his members, and that they will overwhelmingly vote against cloture in order to focus on that option.

Shortly after McConnell’s remarks, that bill passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 335-91 vote and heads to the Senate.

“I’m fairly confident that most of my members — our members — are going to vote against cloture,” McConnell said. “Not necessarily because they are opposed to the underlying bill. But to see what the House can do on a bipartisan basis, and then bring it over to us.”

“Under these circumstances, I’m recommending a ‘no’ vote,” McConnell continued. “Even though I very much want to avoid a government shutdown.”

Updated at 3:25 p.m.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4231910-mcconnell-announces-senate-republicans-wont-let-bipartisan-spending-bill-advance/

[libertybele]

McConnell announces Senate Republicans will defer to House spending bill
by Al Weaver - 09/30/23 2:07 PM ET



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Senate Republicans will vote against advancing the chamber’s bipartisan stopgap spending bill as members see an emerging bill coming from the House as the main way to avoid a government shutdown.

McConnell told reporters that the House bill, which is a 45-day continuing resolution that includes disaster aid funding but no money for Ukraine, is the preferred option of his members, and that they will overwhelmingly vote against cloture in order to focus on that option.

Shortly after McConnell’s remarks, that bill passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 335-91 vote and heads to the Senate.

“I’m fairly confident that most of my members — our members — are going to vote against cloture,” McConnell said. “Not necessarily because they are opposed to the underlying bill. But to see what the House can do on a bipartisan basis, and then bring it over to us.”

“Under these circumstances, I’m recommending a ‘no’ vote,” McConnell continued. “Even though I very much want to avoid a government shutdown.”

Updated at 3:25 p.m.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4231910-mcconnell-announces-senate-republicans-wont-let-bipartisan-spending-bill-advance/

So the focus is no money for Ukraine???      Nothing about border security.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

So the focus is no money for Ukraine???      Nothing about border security.

Well, there was a 30 day continuing resolution that had 8% cuts to everything, plus border security, that was put together by Chip Roy, Chair of the Freedom Caucus Policy Committee, Speaker McCarthy, and representatives of the moderate "Problem Solvers Caucus".  It was a much better bill than this one, and they all agreed to support it as a compromise.

However, some of the hardliners voted against that bill, so it died.  And they promised to vote against any continuing resolution, even a temporary one like the Roy bill that had cuts and border security.

Because the hardliners refuse to support any continuing resolution, that meant avoiding a shutdown required Democrat support.  To get that, they had to strip out the cuts and border security to get some Democrat support.  So what the hardliners achieved in the end was a much worse bill.  And it's been obvious for weeks that's what would happen if they went down this path.

[Hoodat]

Well, there was a 30 day continuing resolution that had 8% cuts to everything, plus border security, that was put together by Chip Roy, Chair of the Freedom Caucus Policy Committee, Speaker McCarthy, and representatives of the moderate "Problem Solvers Caucus".  It was a much better bill than this one, and they all agreed to support it as a compromise.

However, some of the hardliners voted against that bill, so it died.  And they promised to vote against any continuing resolution, even a temporary one like the Roy bill that had cuts and border security.

That is unfortunate.  And not at all practical.  Why the hell can't Republicans do what they said they would do in January?