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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe dem senators need to agree to a temporary CR bill.
I don't want to give Trump a victory, but it will just hurt welfare, military families and federal workers who are just trying to get by in life. The 2026 election will hopefully right the ship.

Prairie Gates
(6,347 posts)
leftstreet
(37,377 posts)sleroy49
(55 posts)but what would you suggest is the appropriate term?
MarineCombatEngineer
(16,022 posts)
Sounds much more humane.
Mossfern
(4,378 posts)Here's what it is:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, is a state-administered, federally-funded program that provides temporary cash assistance and support services to low-income families with children. The program offers help with basic needs like food, housing, and energy, but it is designed to be time-limited, typically with a lifetime limit of 60 months. Each state sets its own rules for eligibility, the type and amount of benefits, and the services provided, which can include job preparation and childcare assistance, with the goal of promoting work and reducing dependency on welfare.
More than giving people "money", TANF provides education, training, child care, transportation a bit of food stamps in the goal of clients gaining independence. Many of the people in these programs are pretty much the victims of circumstance. I wonder what my former clients think of Trump - I doubt that they're supporters. Hopefully charitable organizations and religious institutions and local governments will take up the slack in services if they're cut.
Voting for a CR does not insure that the Trump administration won't cut them anyway.
MarineCombatEngineer
(16,022 posts)Thanks for the info.
awesomerwb1
(4,851 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(16,022 posts)
As has been proven time after time after time that caving to Been A Dick Donald just emboldens him to demand even more caving.
Nope, Dems need to hold the line here and make it clear that there will be no more caving to this lunatic and his MAGAt criminals.
ananda
(33,342 posts)Never cave to a bully.
rampartd
(2,480 posts)we give krasnov money for
welfare, military families and federal workers
and no one will stop him from building ball rooms and deporting us all.
we will have to help each other through eventually. take away his credit card.
Mossfern
(4,378 posts)and use them for frivolous shit to boost his teeny tiny ego.
walkingman
(9,875 posts)mackdaddy
(1,872 posts)This is about the only time the democrats have any real power to get anything through at all.
Pain now, or pain forever.
You give Trump an inch and he takes your life.
newdeal2
(4,221 posts)We need to try a different approach.
BUT Dems need to have a clear simple message right now and repeat it on all channels. If they are not on the same page on this and speaking the same language, Trump will win this battle.
gab13by13
(29,873 posts)thought they were on the same page back in March, were prepared to fight.
gab13by13
(29,873 posts)before the gutting of our social net became law.
I wanted to take a stand back in March and many people criticized my opinion, many people felt a shutdown would be blamed on Democrats.
Remember?
With that said, better late than never, would have been much easier back in March but a handful of Senate Democrats kneecapped the majority.
Remember - back in March Krasnov got everything he wanted and Democrats got nothing in return, now Democrats have to try to undo a law.
Good luck Chuck, I'm on board, have been since March.
BannonsLiver
(19,680 posts)Of course, you can see where it got us. Ill take a pass on capitulation strategy.
Happy Hoosier
(9,101 posts)We're at the point where we must fight back in any way possible.
If Democrats aren;t willing to fight now, then when?
617Blue
(2,024 posts)Progressive dog
(7,539 posts)Lots of people have already been hurt and many more will be if the Trump plan is allowed to continue. This will be a GOP shutdown, they run the government.
Patton French
(1,787 posts)Resolute and unyielding appears to be a foreign concept to some....
agingdem
(8,654 posts)Last edited Thu Sep 25, 2025, 05:43 PM - Edit history (2)
No more playing nice..no more saving Trumps ass for the good of the country..no more when they go low we go high
when they go low we get them on the ground and step down hard on their fucking necks..