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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Yeah, like the Dems wouldn't try the same thing. At least the Repubs are being proactive and trying something. Keep the Dems on the defensive, they don't like that.
Just fund what needs funding let everything else go. This is absolutely fantastic...better than anyone could’ve hoped for
Once the Republicans start passing small parts of the budget, how will they stop? They will pass bigger and bigger slices of the government until they’re right back where they started.
Don’t go wobbly on us, Republicans!
The White House is now also on record with a veto threat for such item-by-item funding.
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