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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'My brain's falling out of my head': GOP stunned by 'weird' Dem maneuver in budget fight
By Alexander Willis
Published September 22, 2025 8:50 AM ET
As the deadline for Congress to pass a spending bill fast approaches, Republican lawmakers have been left stunned after learning of how Democratic lawmakers plan to hold firm and refuse to cooperate with a GOP budget proposal.
Were a spending bill not to be adopted by the beginning of fiscal year 2026, which kicks off Oct. 1, the government would be unable to function and be forced to shut down. In recent years, such standoffs typically see Democrats push for whats known as a continuing resolution: a temporary stopgap funding bill that continues spending at existing levels for several weeks, thereby giving Congress more time to hash out a more long-term spending bill.
This time, however, it's Republicans who are pushing for a CR and Democrats demanding budget concessions, catching many GOP lawmakers off guard.
https://www.rawstory.com/government-2674015847/
Your right wing fascist party maga are going to have blink................its that fucking simple..................

Lovie777
(20,476 posts)Trueblue Texan
(3,794 posts)Those things were the reason it was so important to keep the government funded. Now maybe it doesn't matter so much. The Rethugs should have thought this out better.
rampartd
(2,480 posts)Do not let krasnov spend.
mountain grammy
(28,246 posts)They would not be voting for a CR. Good!
AllaN01Bear
(27,487 posts)AllaN01Bear
(27,487 posts)ananda
(33,342 posts)It really is heartening to see Dems get a spine.
mackdaddy
(1,872 posts)I am not sure what spending the Trumpers have followed other than huge tax cuts for billionaires and a massive budget for IcE.