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(160,061 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 04:47 AM 8 hrs ago

Democrats Dig In As Government Shutdown Odds Spike

Source: Huff Post

Sep 16, 2025, 05:37 PM EDT | Updated 16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON – Top congressional Democrats on Tuesday rejected a short-term Republican plan to fund the government until November, raising fears in the U.S. Capitol about a costly government shutdown as both sides dug in to their positions ahead of a Sept. 30 funding deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called on Republicans to come to the table and negotiate a bipartisan agreement that also extends expanded tax credits for people who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, which are due to expire at the end of the year.

“The House Republican-only spending bill fails to meet the needs of the American people and does nothing to stop the looming healthcare crisis,” the two Democrats said in a statement.

“By refusing to work with Democrats, Republicans are steering our country straight toward a shutdown. President Trump called the play last week when he told Congressional Republicans to jam a partisan spending bill down the throats of the American people without Democratic support,” they added.

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Democrats Dig In As Government Shutdown Odds Spike (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP

Sounds good Dem's, now let see if you have what it takes to do it. republianmushroom 1 hr ago #1

I hope they have JustAnotherGen 46 min ago #2

Some background from Wikipedia GJGCA 14 min ago #3

republianmushroom

(21,364 posts)

1. Sounds good Dem's, now let see if you have what it takes to do it.

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:22 PM

1 hr ago

JustAnotherGen

(37,036 posts)

2. I hope they have

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:36 PM

46 min ago

The Courage to hold the damn line.

Passing anything that doesn't protect access to the ACA, or harms seniors, the disabled, or children?

That will be a failure.

I'd rather the magapub party does it on their own.

GJGCA

(120 posts)

3. Some background from Wikipedia

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:09 PM

14 min ago

Funding gaps began to lead to shutdowns in 1980, when Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued a legal opinion requiring it. This opinion was not consistently adhered to through the 1980s, but since 1990 all funding gaps lasting longer than a few hours have led to a shutdown. As of February 2024, 10 funding shutdowns have led to federal employees being furloughed.

The most significant include the 21-day shutdown of 1995–1996, during President Bill Clinton’s administration, over opposition to major spending cuts; the 16-day shutdown in 2013, during the Barack Obama administration, caused by a dispute over implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and the longest, the 35-day shutdown of 2018–2019, during the first Donald Trump administration, caused by a dispute over expanding barriers on the U.S.–Mexico border.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdowns_in_the_United_States

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