Posted on 10/09/2013 1:04:23 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
An unusual confrontation took place on the U.S. Capitol steps Wednesday when District Mayor Vincent C. Gray crashed a news conference held by Senate Democrats and asked Majority Leader Harry Reid to exempt the city from the ongoing shutdown.
“Sir, we are not a department of the government,” Gray told Reid moments after the mayor concluded his own press event about 50 yards from where Reid held one. “We’re simply trying to be able to spend our own money.”
“I’m on your side, don’t screw it up, okay? Don’t screw it up,” Reid (Nev.) told his fellow Democrat.
The intraparty tension comes after the Republican-controlled House voted last week to pass a bill allowing the District to use its locally raised tax funds to maintain operations until Dec. 15. But Democrats, including Reid and President Obama, have held fast in opposition to piecemeal funding bills, saying Republicans must come to a deal to fund the entire government, not just favored segments.
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After Reid left the steps, Gray got into a heated exchange with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who attempted to explain the Hill Democrats’ position to the mayor. “We’ve got to open up this government for all the good people, in D.C., Maryland, Virginia,” she said.
Gray replied to Boxer: “We’re just asking to spend our own money — our own money, not the federal money.”
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No their : there
bttt
Dingy’s plantation is a sweat shop.
The biggest ‘shutdown’ story of the day- bar none. Yet very little known.
I liked the Rollcall story http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3076796/posts better, POLITICO cleaned the events up a little.
Corrupt mobbed up SOB.
Thank you for the link! I searched the title but.....
Bump!
Actually, they should be funding the government in a piece meal fashion-looking at each program/department by itself and funding the essential items first.
After spending the avaialable funds, then they should not borrow any more. What’s left is unessential stuff. No grand bargain needed.
Saw on a tweet that money to collect D.C.’s garbage will run out the 13th.
We haven’t heard the last of this LOL! Unless the Senate Rs fold before then.
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