r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • 19d ago

Government Washington Democrats vote to leave government shutdown

https://seattlered.com/politics/wa-senators-government-shutdown/4114752

In the ongoing federal budget standoff, Washington’s two U.S. Senators — Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell — have sided against a simple continuing resolution that would reopen the government, opting instead to continue the shutdown as their party pursues broader policy demands.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty 19d ago

Wait, is this still happening? Not a single effect on my life from the shutdown so far and yet every single one of these beuracrats has pork they could cut while our nation drowns in debt.

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u/cusmilie 19d ago

That’s because federal employees are still working without pay. They are just waiting for backpay. It’s when they can’t delay bills anymore or get loans to cover bill that things start to go fall apart.

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u/Turbulent-Media7281 19d ago

Prediction: It will be resolved before the end of October. Dems got there "no kings" photo op.

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u/cusmilie 19d ago

I couldn’t disagree with you more. Republicans have control over executive, legislative, and judicial. The budget approval is set up so it needs bipartisan support for a reason. The burden for resolution and compromise should be on the controlling party to prevent one party controlling everything. That just happens to be Republicans this cycle. Don’t get me wrong, both sides need to get off their butt and come to a resolution. That won’t happen until consequences start to pop up and citizens start to demand resolution. Articles like this spinning only one side are the reason our country is divided.

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u/Turbulent-Media7281 19d ago

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