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turbinetree

(26,593 posts)
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:34 AM Monday

'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 what’s 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..................

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'My brain's falling out of my head': GOP stunned by 'weird' Dem maneuver in budget fight (Original Post) turbinetree Monday OP
GQP have lost the credibility............... Lovie777 Monday #1
Seems to me TSF has already broken the economy, trade, and our standing in the world... Trueblue Texan Monday #2
Shut it down rampartd Monday #3
Both my senators informed me mountain grammy Monday #4
ding. AllaN01Bear Monday #6
id like to see our team put back in everrything the rs took out over the last 20 years . AllaN01Bear Monday #5
What, Dems fight back? How dare they? ananda Monday #7
What the Eff does it matter what they put in the spending bill. The Trump Admin will ignore it anyways. mackdaddy Monday #8

Trueblue Texan

(3,794 posts)
2. Seems to me TSF has already broken the economy, trade, and our standing in the world...
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 10:06 AM
Monday

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.

mackdaddy

(1,872 posts)
8. What the Eff does it matter what they put in the spending bill. The Trump Admin will ignore it anyways.
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:57 PM
Monday

I am not sure what spending the Trumpers have followed other than huge tax cuts for billionaires and a massive budget for IcE.

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