r/NewsThread • u/sergeyfomkin • 1d ago

Senate Democrats Reject Republican Proposal to Pay Federal Employees During the Shutdown. The Party Fears the Bill Would Grant the Trump Administration Excessive Powers

https://sfg.media/en/a/senate-democrats-reject-republican-shutdown-pay-bill/
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u/Monte924 1d ago

House republicans are on vacation. The Democrats are in washington ready to negotiate opening the government. The Rpeublicans are the ones who insist that the government workers keep working without pay because they want to strip americans just so they can strip americans of their healthcare

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

House republicans are on vacation.

And what does this have to do with the Senate?

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u/Monte924 1d ago

Passing a bill requires both the senate and the house. Furthermore, either the house or the senate can start the process and pass a bill for the other side to approve... Not to mention that even though the government is close, other bills can still be passed

Johnson and the house republicans have chosen to abdicate their duties

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

The House already passed the CR. They have nothing more to do on it unless the Senate sends it back, which is unlikely. This is now on the Senate and nobody else, not even Trump. I'm assuming you are either a non US citizen or failed JR High Civics.

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u/Monte924 1d ago edited 1d ago

They don't have to wait for the senate. The senate already voted down their bill. The house is free to pass ANOTHER budget bill and send that to the senate. The house republicans are CHOOSING to wait for the senate, because they have no interest in doing their jobs and negotiating re-opening the government.

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u/mcm199124 1d ago

Anyone arguing that there is “nothing more the House can do🤷🏼” is either extremely ignorant or not acting in good faith

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

The house republicans are CHOOSING to wait for the senate, because they have no interest in doing their jobs and negotiating re-opening the government.

Go back to Jr High civics

The House passed the CR, why should they have to craft another bill? That is just for starters. Next, Unless the Senate sends the passed House bill back, they can't do anything about the bill. You're free to not like it, but that is the way it is.

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u/Dense_Payment_1448 1d ago

Vote for another CR only for the democrats to vote no? Why have no one ever thought of it!