Category: Government Shutdown
‘All Made Sense’: Democrats Won Shutdown Messaging War Even With Deal In Place, Analysts Say
‘This was a political thing’
Senate Approves Bipartisan Deal To End 41-Day Shutdown
The Senate approved a government funding package to reopen the federal government Monday night over the objections of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a majority of Democrats. Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to pass the legislation with eight Democrats joining with Republicans to support the measure. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was the lone Republican […]
Out to Lunch? Sen. Tim Kaine Says He Was So Distracted by Virginia Elections That He Couldn’t Pay Attention to Shutdown Negotiations.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D.) told a reporter he wasn’t giving his full attention to shutdown negotiations before Sunday because he was so focused on the elections in his home state of Virginia.
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Eight Democrats Defy Chuck Schumer To Advance Deal That Would End Shutdown
Forty days into the longest government shutdown in history, c Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to advance a House-passed clean continuing resolution (CR) Sunday night that had previously failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold 14 times. Though the deal marks a crucial breakthrough to reopen the government, the process is expected to take several […]
Trump Tells ‘BIG, BAD Insurance Companies’ What Should Happen To Obamacare Money
‘In other words, take from the BIG, BAD Insurance Companies, give it to the people, and terminate, per Dollar spent, the worst Healthcare anywhere in the World, ObamaCare’
