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Rhiannon12866

(222,245 posts)
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 09:30 PM Sep 2023

House leaves town without a solution as government shutdown deadline looms - MSNBC Reports



NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports from Capitol Hill as lawmakers leave town for the weekend without a solution in place to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. - Aired on 09/22/2023.


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House leaves town without a solution as government shutdown deadline looms - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP
Wait, what? 2naSalit Sep 2023 #1
I listened to this 3 times and all I could figure is that it's a small majority? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2
He's trying so hard... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #3
I know, he's trying to sound like he has some sort of control over this confederacy of dunces Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #4
Well I'll be... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #5
Apparently so, it would have helped if he'd explained to the reporters what he was talking about Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #6
Probably. 2naSalit Sep 2023 #7
Thank you! I learned something today, too. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #8
Okay, so I have to say this here... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #9
LOL! Well, I wouldn't go that far... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #10
Actually... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #11

Rhiannon12866

(222,245 posts)
2. I listened to this 3 times and all I could figure is that it's a small majority?
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 10:07 PM
Sep 2023

I'm not sure, either. Except it sounds like McCarthy is trying to sound like he knows what he's doing.

2naSalit

(92,729 posts)
3. He's trying so hard...
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 10:16 PM
Sep 2023

And falling on his face on the asphalt. I think he meant omnibus but he doesn't even know what that is even though he's voted for them in the past.

He's so out of his league that I would feel sorry for him if he wasn't such an asshole.

Rhiannon12866

(222,245 posts)
4. I know, he's trying to sound like he has some sort of control over this confederacy of dunces
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 10:27 PM
Sep 2023

And I looked it up - see if this helps:

What is a minibus in government?
Packaging all or a number of appropriation bills together creates what are called omnibus or minibus measures. These bills appropriate money to operate the federal government and make national policy in scores of areas.

2naSalit

(92,729 posts)
7. Probably.
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:22 PM
Sep 2023

I had never heard of that before, now I have to go see what the difference is between omnibus and minibus! Another reason to not like the guy, geeze, make me do homework at this hour!

Wikipedia says:

Omnibus bill

An omnibus bill is a proposed law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics. Omnibus is derived from Latin and means "to, for, by, with or from everything".


What is a minibus in government?
Packaging all or a number of appropriation bills together creates what are called omnibus or minibus measures. These bills appropriate money to operate the federal government and make national policy in scores of areas.


Okay, they're the same thing, never heard it called minibus before. Weird.

2naSalit

(92,729 posts)
11. Actually...
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:39 PM
Sep 2023

It was supposed to be a play on the "Thanks, Obama!" thing but I guess I didn't indicate that clearly.

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