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In It to Win It

(9,755 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:38 PM Yesterday

Senate Republicans fume over 'fiasco' in House

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-republicans-fume-over-fiasco-110000212.html


Senate Republicans were left fuming Thursday over what they called the dysfunctional “s‑‑‑ show” and “fiasco” they witnessed in the House as two proposals to fund the government through Christmas failed this week.

With Washington on the brink of a government shutdown, lawmakers are no closer to having a stopgap funding measure that can pass both the House and Senate and get President Biden’s signature by the end of Friday.

“I get weary with the drama associated with this. This is so dysfunctional and so distracting from the things we should be doing,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who still expressed hope “we’ll pull the rabbit out of the hat” by reaching a last-minute deal to avoid a shutdown.

But as of Thursday evening, just more than 24 hours before the deadline, there didn’t seem any promising path.
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Walleye

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4. "Pull a rabbit out of a hat". This is how seriously they take governing and what they think of it.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:59 PM
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Can you imagine getting by in any other job with that kind of attitude?

NoMoreRepugs

(10,638 posts)
5. The rabbit out of the hat MEANS Democrats pull their collective ASSES out of the fire by compromising.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:03 PM
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Oneear

(60 posts)
6. Make America Healthy again U.S. Senate
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:05 PM
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Fund Water Infrastructure and Clean Water Grants to Replace Lead Water Pipes. EPA.gov lead Money is there. Will Senator Josh Hawley and Senator Eric Schmitt Help my Town of Cape Girardeau, MO, obtain this Grant money to remove all Lead Water Pipes? We have miles of pipes that need to be replaced.

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