*Government Shutdown
After the ruinous Republican-led shutdown in 2013, Speaker John Boehner agreed that his party was to blame, calling it “a very predictable disaster.” However, two years later, it looks like Republicans are ready to once again embrace their failed shutdown strategy.
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Republicans have just five legislative days left to work with Democrats to avoid another government shutdown, but a budget expert says the odds are slim. Here’s your daily recap of GOP dysfunction as we inch closer to October 1:
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According to National Journal, “House Republican leaders are trying a new strategy to counter hardliners in their conference who want them to shut down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood: reason.” …We’re not holding our breath.
The headline speaks for itself. Republicans, who know they will be blamed for another harmful government shutdown, still don’t have a plan to avoid it. Here’s a novel idea: work with Democrats to keep government open and reach a budget agreement that replaces the sequester. From The Hill:
The extreme wing of the Republican Party is once again holding the government hostage to their demands – this time, over defunding Planned Parenthood. We aren’t the only ones who disagree with their effort. Senate Majority Leader McConnell has called the threat an “exercise in futility.” And just now, Rep.
As the House returns to session today, Republican leaders still don’t have a plan to avert another costly and harmful GOP shutdown. Will Speaker Boehner be able to mollify another “rank-and-file uprising” in his own party so that the House can do what’s best for the American people by keeping the government open?
House Republicans continue to drag their feet on bringing to the Floor a bill to keep our government open. Here’s another look at how it’s playing out and a reminder of the consequences of the last GOP shutdown:
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The clock is ticking as Congress inches closer to the October 1 deadline to fund the government and avoid yet another destructive shutdown. While the majority of Americans oppose a shutdown and are prepared to blame Republicans if it happens again, GOP leaders still don’t have a plan to keep the government open:
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A look at this week’s headlines might look familiar – that’s because they are. As Republicans continue to threaten yet another reckless government shutdown, we’re reminded of their resolute record of governing by crisis. Here’s a quick recap of the GOP’s “Government Shutdown Redux” and a reminder for the GOP that their shutdown strategy hasn’t worked out so well in the past:
For months now, I’ve been urging in my colloquy with the Majority Leader [Kevin McCarthy] that he sit down or Mr. Boehner sit down with us to agree on a compromise on what number can be used in order for us to pass a continuing resolution or appropriations bills to keep our government funded and operating on behalf of the American people.