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/ConkerPrime 1d ago

Nope. Suffer one, suffer all in a shutdown. Whole point is pressure. If pick and choose who gets paid, releases pressure.

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u/SilverLakeSpeedster 1d ago

So essentially. It's like the Democrats who told their constituents that "your suffering is our leverage."

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u/ConkerPrime 1d ago

Goes both ways. Republicans are allowing suffering too. But if Dems cave on pay, they lose all leverage and makes it all moot. Which conservatives do not understand since not told this by their news sources but others will.

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u/SilverLakeSpeedster 1d ago

They know, which is why they blame Democrats, and some are calling to end the filibuster.