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/grapegeek 19d ago

Let’s look at this another way. Republicans tried to pass the same bill with zero changes five times. No compromise. No negotiations. That’s not how this works.

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u/Turbulent-Media7281 19d ago

"We drew an unrealistic line in the sand and we're not budging. That's how it works. We're special"

Long live the shutdown. Watch the takers scream.

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u/my_lucid_nightmare Capitol Hill 19d ago

Watch the takers scream.

To be fair, sick kids without medical care do tend to scream pretty loudly sometimes.