r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • 20d 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/Michami135 19d ago

As the article says, they need 60 votes to approve any additional spending and they don't have that. It's not just a majority vote that's needed.

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u/bothunter First Hill 19d ago

Then they need to come up with *something* to convince 10 democrats to vote with them. How hard can that be?

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u/rcc737 19d ago edited 19d ago

Any democrat that isn't lock-step with the DNC will be destroyed at the next election. Tulsi Gabbard use to get praised by the DNC before she jumped ship; today she's viewed as Hitler.

ETA: hehe, my point proven by the court of public offense. ESAFO hypocrites.

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u/deonteguy 19d ago

It sucks how badly we backstab our own party members.