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Related: About this forumRepublicans Issue New Government Shutdown Threat Over Trans People
Republicans Issue New Government Shutdown Threat Over Trans People
On Wednesday, the House Freedom Caucus issued a letter indicating that the government may shut down if anti-trans polices are not included.
ERIN REED
FEB 21, 2024
On Wednesday, the House Freedom Caucus published a letter threatening a government shutdown in which it outlines a number of policies that are needed to supposedly avert such a result. Listed among these policies are restrictions on gender affirming care, transgender participation in sports, DEI programs, and defunding Planned Parenthood. This comes after nearly a dozen riders targeting transgender people have been inserted into numerous government spending bills that could result in large scale government shutdowns if not handled by March 8th.
In an exclusive released by Axios, Republican sources state that people are predicting a shutdown. The report states that one of the primary drivers of the shutdown frustrations are policy riders on gender-affirming care and abortion. Currently, Speaker Mike Johnsons negotiations reportedly do not include gender affirming care policies, which is upsetting Republicans who have pushed for the inclusion of those policies in the final bill. Biden has stated opposition to any bill that contains them, and the riders did not make the final cut for the previous stopgap budget bill.
Now, in a letter from the House Freedom Caucus, Republicans state that unless these policies are included, the probability that the appropriations bills will be supported by even a majority of Republicans is low.
See full letter here:
Increasingly, Democrats and LGBTQ+ organizations have applied pressure on the Biden administration and Democratic leadership not to accept any deal that includes anti-LGBTQ+ riders. In a letter signed by 163 Democratic members of congress, they state that bans on gender affirming care, pride flags, DEI initiatives, and discrimination should not be on the table for negotiation. Human Rights Campaign has likewise released an advertisement echoing that message:
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More at link:
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/republicans-issue-new-government?utm_campaign=email-post&r=26hpd7&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
They just got a child killed and now they are going to fuck this economy up because of their hate!!!
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Republicans Issue New Government Shutdown Threat Over Trans People (Original Post)
LostOne4Ever
Feb 2024
OP
We are headed to a govt. shutdown because MAGA Mike has no control over his nutcase caucus
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2024
#3
Bayard
(24,145 posts)1. Reminds me of this old children's book.....
NOTHING TO DO?
Shelley Silverstein
Nothing to do?
Nothing to do?
Put some mustard in your shoe,
Fill your pockets full of soot,
Drive a nail into your foot,
Put some sugar in your hair,
Place your toys upon the stair,
Smear some jelly on the latch,
Eat some mud and strike a match,
Draw a picture on the wall,
Roll some marbles down the hall,
Pour some ink in daddys cap
Now go upstairs and take a nap.
the House Freedom Caucus obviously has nothing better to do.
Diamond_Dog
(34,612 posts)2. Trans people are what ... 1% or 2% of the total American population?
And the GOP is willing to shut the country down over this
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sybylla
(8,655 posts)4. They just want to shut the government down, period.
This is all about looking for excuses to blame the Dems.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,421 posts)3. We are headed to a govt. shutdown because MAGA Mike has no control over his nutcase caucus