Typically, funding showdowns in divided government between Congress and the White House have featured pitched battles over specific policies, such as Trump’s border wall or Obamacare. But budget experts and historians say the current impasse stands out for its lack of a clear policy disagreement.
Rand Paul is in the Senate and isn’t a swing vote. There are more than enough votes in the Senate for a CR, with or without him. In fact, the Senate passed a CR 77-19 on Wednesday, that included funding for Ukraine.
The shutdown is happening because the House won’t bring a bill to the floor, with or without Ukraine funding.
Rand Paul does not represent the Republican caucus on the Ukraine support. In fact House Republicans are not represented on that or the budget in general. 4 or 5 members are doing this issue holding the speaker’s chair as hostage.
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Typically, funding showdowns in divided government between Congress and the White House have featured pitched battles over specific policies, such as Trump’s border wall or Obamacare. But budget experts and historians say the current impasse stands out for its lack of a clear policy disagreement.
It’s about nothing.
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Rand Paul is in the Senate and isn’t a swing vote. There are more than enough votes in the Senate for a CR, with or without him. In fact, the Senate passed a CR 77-19 on Wednesday, that included funding for Ukraine.
The shutdown is happening because the House won’t bring a bill to the floor, with or without Ukraine funding.
Rand Paul does not represent the Republican caucus on the Ukraine support. In fact House Republicans are not represented on that or the budget in general. 4 or 5 members are doing this issue holding the speaker’s chair as hostage.
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I see it as a minority childish temper tantrum and a weakling afraid to lose his job.
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