Posted on 10/01/2013 2:28:42 PM PDT by tobyhill
As the federal government shutdown neared the end of its first business day, Republicans in Congress were set to take up legislation to fund some of the most visible consequences of the closure.
The House readied votes on a trio of bills that would fund the operation of most national parks, the D.C. city government and the Veterans Affairs department's efforts to clear a backlog of claims.
But Democrats rejected the plan, holding to their demand that Republicans relent and pass the six-week extension of government spending sent to them by the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the Republican effort a "wacky idea" that would simply "cherry-pick some of the few parts of government that they like."
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HOLD THE LINE, and take up individual spending bills, then just SEND THEM OVER TO THE SENATE, and if they reject them (or propose more spending-and make a big “fuss over cancer research, etc..” fund those too..then Dare them to vote against those spending bills!).
Then wait a few days (if the Senate hasn’t funded them), then we’re home free..
Heck, send separate Military, Social Security and Medicare bills to the Senate.
That’s pretty much all the voters care about.
The House of Representatives is where spending bills originate. There is something really childish with an "all or nothing" demand by the Democrats.
It does not make sense to reject a spending bill that is perfectly acceptable otherwise. Do the Democrats really care about their constituents?
During the Reagen years of seven or eight government shutdowns, nobody noticed except the affected workers. What is the big deal today?
"I did not have deficit with that budget! Not once! Never!" "
Not senate rats. They work for the campaign funds Obama controls.
Mr. Reid seems not to remember what the Constitution says about spending bills first originating in the House, not the Senate. It is the Senate that must approve a House spending measure, not the House that must approve a Senate spending measure. Let’s follow the Constitution as written!
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the Republican effort a "wacky idea" that would simply "cherry-pick some of the few parts of government that they like."So, what Harry Reid is saying is that the only way that the Senate will agree to fun ANY of the Government is if the House sends them one big bill that has everything in it funded at current levels.
In other words, the House has no function in deciding where to spend money, they are on auto-pilot now.
That's not what the Constitution lays out as their respective roles though, is it.
When you look at it that way it's about more than government shutdowns now, it's about whether the House has any power.
Demand a return to regular legislative order. No more continuing funding resolutions.
Demand that Harry Reid do his Constitutional duty!
-PJ
Heard Dick Armey(R-e) on Cavuto saying how bad the GOP is! Civil war hardly describes what is going on in the GOP right now! The GOP-e is losing any credibility they had with conservatives and the Tea Party!
Republicans, this is where you have the potential to have mush mouth Reid by the short hairs.
Go to every available camera and let the American people know you are trying to pass specific measures to help tourists, garbage men, blue collar workers, etc.--
and the Obama-led DemonRATS are refusing to help!
This is actually brilliant - thank you Senator Ted Cruz - by funding specific budget items it shows the American People exactly what they’re paying for. If Ried wants to shut down funding for parks let him.
Yes. Cruz and Levin proposed this at least four weeks ago.
Remember when this effort was considered "impossible"?
I have to admit, Dingy Harry is essentially correct. Now what are you going to do, Dingy?
Dingy Harry's plan would have worked perfectly against the Republican Collaborators, but Dingy didn't expect to face Cruz and Lee.
Too bad. Really, too, too bad.
The GOP should send funding measures to the Senate piecemeal (EPA last if at all) when each one is voted down in the Senate it goes on a bulletin board with the word “NYET” under it.
They why do you have to raise the debt ceiling?
The White House is now also on record with a veto threat for such item-by-item funding.
The White House is now also on record with a veto threat for such item-by-item funding.
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Where did you hear this?
Not that I doubt you. OTOH I wonder if Obama s really willing to veto a bill passed by the Senate. He would tell Reid to have the Dem Senators fall on their sword first.
We don’t need to resume spending on any stinkin’ pork, either.
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