Posted on 01/18/2018 3:49:17 PM PST by Kaslin
We're just one day away from a government shutdown as Republicans desperately work to find the votes for a stop-gap spending measure on Capitol Hill. All week, Democrats have been pointing fingers at GOP lawmakers and arguing if a government shutdown does in fact happen, it will be all their fault.
But according to a Democrat aide who spoke to NBC News, the goal is for Democrats to come up with enough votes to stop the funding measure from going through. In other words, they just admitted their goal is to shutdown the government, not to avert it as they've been claiming. They've also put the brakes on any kind of compromise that doesn't include amnesty for illegal aliens currently covered by DACA.
JUST IN: Democrats have enough votes to block the spending bill in the Senate and prevent Republicans from keeping the government up and running, senior Democratic aide tells @NBCNews— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 18, 2018
BREAKING: Senior Democratic aide tells NBC News that Democrats have enough votes to block the spending bill in the Senate and prevent Republicans from keeping the government up and running— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) January 18, 2018
Meanwhile, the White House expressed support Wednesday afternoon for the short-term continuing resolution.
"The President certainly doesn't want a shutdown, and if one happens I think you only have one place to look and that's to the Democrats who are holding our military and our national security hostage by trying to push through other policies that have nothing to do with the budget," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said during the briefing Wednesday. "It takes 60 votes, and Republicans don't have 60 votes. So Democrats either need to decide that they're going to come here to do their jobs, and they're going to govern, and they're going to put our national security ahead of their own personal, political agendas, or they're not. It's really simple."
"That's a decision you're going to have to ask the Democrats what's more important -- national security or political agendas? I can't answer that for you," she continued.
sure they will try to pin it all on trump.
NO PAY FOR GOV WORKERS DURING A SHUTDOWN.
NO BACK-PAY AFTER IT’S OVER.
haven’t they said of the gov is shot down no military pay?
If the 4 page memo is released, the dems will need all the “false flags” they can get to distract the media.
I believe President Trump will turn this right back on the dem/rinos....
You need to stop the stop-gap spending and get a real budget to stop all this crap
“... ifthe 4-page memo is released....”
They can release their hearts out, but no Dem is ever going to feel any heat; they’d start a brush fire and burn out anyone who tries to expose them.
They are the epitome of cosmic scu&bags.
IMHO
Trump should call them juvenile delinquents and trigger them all.
Et tu, Pavlich?
Fedzilla does NOT shutdown.
And you bloody well know it.
The media will not report what actually happens. The Dems. believe they can continue to fool everyone, because the majority of people cannot figure out what is true.
Bring the idiots to the White House and talk to them , in front of cameras
They have to keep media off the Big Ugly from breaking!
Of course they want to shut down the Govt..its ALL about getting those illegal alien cockroaches amnesty so they can ALL vote Democrat..and the media will blame the Republicans for it since we have both houses..funny thing is, when Obama was in power and had both houses, and the Govt shut down, the media blamed the Republicans too..bottom line is, whenever something goes wrong its ALWAYS the Republicans fault
Shut it down ... and release the FISA corruption memo.
Let loose the dogs of war!
I’m a government worker. I’m 30 year active duty military. Does that include me? There are a LOT of people who work for the government that are impacted by this. Be careful before you paint with your broad brush.
It takes 51. Let them filibuster. I hate that defacto 60 vote horse hockey.
It takes 51. Let them filibuster. I hate that defacto 60 vote horse hockey.
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