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Trump: US ‘Needs A Good Shutdown’
thehill.com ^ | 05/02/17

Posted on 05/02/2017 6:25:41 AM PDT by Helicondelta

President Trump on Tuesday called for a "good shutdown" in September to fix the "mess” in government.

"The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We … either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess!" he wrote in a series of tweets.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; 201705; 201709; badidea; federalspending; no; shutdown; trump45
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To: Helicondelta

Not just more R jerseys, either.

Coker, Flake, Hatch and Heller need to be replaced, they all voted for Rubio’s Gang of amnesty.

Alexander and Graham need to go in 2020.

McCain, Murkowsky, Hoeven and Rubio need to go in 2022.

If you keep re-electing amnesty supporters, you will keep getting amnesty attempts.


21 posted on 05/02/2017 6:39:37 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: romanesq
I don't see how anything will be different in Sept.

Why is it better to push the inevitable battle out till then?

What is gained?

I know what's been lost: momentum, support from the base, and integrity.

This is a rancid PR loss and is very bitter to those who have supported this admin.

22 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:27 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: Helicondelta

Rome wasn’t shutdown in a day.


23 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:27 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Moonman62

He already shot a blank threatening a shutdown last week—and then signing on to a Democrat budget.

Jared and Ivanka I am sure are happy.


24 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:38 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: pfony1

The final straw causing the collapse of the Soviet Union was ... the government failed to issue paychecks to bureaucrats. There was no more money; everyone went home, nobody came back. Can’t run a government without anyone to run a government.


25 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:57 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: DaveA37

A shit down only sends home nonessential folks. Find out who those are and fire them


26 posted on 05/02/2017 6:42:12 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Helicondelta

No more Republicans. EVER.

They are the scum on the pond and they lie, lie, lie
to Americans.

Pres. Trump has abandoned his voters by allowing
Ryan and the RINOs to IMPOSE ObamaCARE (now TrumpCARE)
yet again -— with them EXEMPT.


27 posted on 05/02/2017 6:42:49 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Helicondelta

A lion taunted and poked will eventually turn to pounce and bite. Trusting in the judgement of DJT; here, silence is offered.


28 posted on 05/02/2017 6:43:04 AM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: Helicondelta

Jon Ossoff’s body double and The Turtle don’t have the spine for it


29 posted on 05/02/2017 6:43:13 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Helicondelta

Wait till September, craft a good budget and force the GOP to end the filibuster.


30 posted on 05/02/2017 6:43:40 AM PDT by RedWulf
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To: Nifster

Well, if Duterte accepts Trump’s invitation to the WH, Trump could get a few pointers on how to deal with the opposition - or not. just spitbsalling.


31 posted on 05/02/2017 6:43:48 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Helicondelta

This is it! This will REALLY be the shutdown! Be patient! Wait and see!


32 posted on 05/02/2017 6:45:30 AM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: Helicondelta
No more Republicans. EVER.


33 posted on 05/02/2017 6:46:19 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Helicondelta

Trump needs more of his people confirmed by the Senate, to replace Obama holdovers, before he can afford to deal with a shutdown.


34 posted on 05/02/2017 6:47:56 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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Not buying it. Ryan just spit in his/our face and he says well OK I’ll get tough in 5 months. The rats are celebrating and fund raising off of Ryan’s kiss. Hell the CR even says there can be no future funding for the wall.
He should be talking about a veto instead of sending spicer
out there to spin it. I am just disgusted by all of em.


35 posted on 05/02/2017 6:49:25 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: JewishRighter

Timing might factor into this?

Trump doesn’t have his people all in place yet at the agencies. Still lots of swamp critter holdovers. Might need those eyes to really scour and find the areas to cut.

Also, this does give his team time to prepare the political battleground before October.

What I don’t know is if the annual budget in October has a better structure for passage via reconciliation (51 Senate votes) as opposed to this bill which *perhaps* due to non-budget things in it is subject to filibuster? Have no clue.

I’m going to hold off on being too critical and see what we get on health care and taxes this summer, but I can’t disagree with any poster that is very angry and wants a fight right now.


36 posted on 05/02/2017 6:53:15 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: romanesq
Now however, is NOT the time to draw the line in the sand.

LOL. And when would be the good time to draw a line in the sand?

37 posted on 05/02/2017 6:53:51 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: romanesq

Two shutdowns in one Calendar Year is fine with me. Congress just wants to enjoy their excessive recesses.


38 posted on 05/02/2017 6:53:54 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk on mobile devices. Be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Nifster

Maybe they called a meeting in a cornfield in Wisconsin...............


39 posted on 05/02/2017 6:54:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: gibsonguy

The likely process in September is that negotiations will be up against the deadline, so there will be another CR, probably followed by another and then either a bill or a long term CR passed sometime around Christmas. We’ve been down this road before.


40 posted on 05/02/2017 6:55:02 AM PDT by Truth29
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