The Schumer Shutdown

[B-Man]

 

 

The Schumer Shutdown Cometh

Duane Patterson 

 

At Midnight Eastern on Tuesday night, unless there's a breakthrough, meaning Senate Democrats cave, the federal government will shut down for the sixth time this century. In four of the previous five occasions, the shutdown lasted a couple weeks or less, Only once, in 2019, were non-essential federal workers furloughed for longer than a month. 

Logic would dictate that this shutdown, if it happens, would be very brief, but logic is not one of the primary drivers leading Democrats to the brink this time. 

With Republicans controlling the House and Senate, albeit with the narrowest of majorities, normal business is ongoing. Budgets have been passed in both chambers, and while delayed, the appropriations process, is well underway in a welcomed return to regular order. The House passed the appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 on Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Veterans Affairs. There's a little more work to do, but the House has by and large done its job. 

Over in the Senate, on August 1st, the upper chamber passed a three-part package that funded Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch. Due to the backlog on executive and judicial appointments, with Democrats going to the mattresses and clogging up time for every single nominee before Leader John Thune and the Republicans reformed the rules to remove the cloture requirement off non-controversial appointments and allow for bloc voting, the Senate has run out of time while the finishing touches on the remaining appropriations bills are negotiated in committee. 

In a sane world, it's a no-brainer. Pass a temporary continuing resolution to lock in spending at existing levels for a couple of weeks, or as long as you need to in order to finish next year's package, and you're done. Not this time. Not this president. The Democrats have to oppose what they supported, because it'll help Trump. 

Democrats used to be against shutdowns. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, was against them multiple times in recent history. 

 

More at the link:  https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2025/09/29/the-schumer-shutdown-cometh-n3807293

 

 

 

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[The Frankish Reich]

12 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

The Schumer Shutdown Cometh

Duane Patterson 

 

At Midnight Eastern on Tuesday night, unless there's a breakthrough, meaning Senate Democrats cave, the federal government will shut down for the sixth time this century. In four of the previous five occasions, the shutdown lasted a couple weeks or less, Only once, in 2019, were non-essential federal workers furloughed for longer than a month. 

Logic would dictate that this shutdown, if it happens, would be very brief, but logic is not one of the primary drivers leading Democrats to the brink this time. 

With Republicans controlling the House and Senate, albeit with the narrowest of majorities, normal business is ongoing. Budgets have been passed in both chambers, and while delayed, the appropriations process, is well underway in a welcomed return to regular order. The House passed the appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 on Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Veterans Affairs. There's a little more work to do, but the House has by and large done its job. 

Over in the Senate, on August 1st, the upper chamber passed a three-part package that funded Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch. Due to the backlog on executive and judicial appointments, with Democrats going to the mattresses and clogging up time for every single nominee before Leader John Thune and the Republicans reformed the rules to remove the cloture requirement off non-controversial appointments and allow for bloc voting, the Senate has run out of time while the finishing touches on the remaining appropriations bills are negotiated in committee. 

In a sane world, it's a no-brainer. Pass a temporary continuing resolution to lock in spending at existing levels for a couple of weeks, or as long as you need to in order to finish next year's package, and you're done. Not this time. Not this president. The Democrats have to oppose what they supported, because it'll help Trump. 

Democrats used to be against shutdowns. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, was against them multiple times in recent history. 

 

More at the link:  https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2025/09/29/the-schumer-shutdown-cometh-n3807293

 

 

 

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It's almost as if the party in power doesn't like shutdowns. Imagine that.

[Trump_is_Mentally_fit]

What if the government "shuts down" and no one cares? 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

Elizabeth Warren Attempts to Spark Panic Over Possible Gov't Shutdown (and of Course People 'Will DIE')

 

A little earlier this year you might remember Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren's effort to make everybody panic over Trump's tariffs. Warren said the tariffs would result in an economic crash, millions losing their jobs and homes, dogs and cats living together -- mass hysteria!

 

That of course didn't happen, but being a shameless congressional Democrat means never stopping the fearmongering. 

 

Up next we have the debate about the funding bill and yet another looming federal government shutdown. Warren is taking the usual approach while being intentionally vague about some of it: 

 

 

The government runs out of money tomorrow.

Which is wild, considering they just sent another 3 billion overseas last week.

 

But don’t worry. Elizabeth Warren says it’s because Republicans won’t

fund hospitals.

 

Not because the simulation spent itself into oblivion.

 

Apparently the issue isn’t trillions in waste, it’s that conservatives don’t love Medicaid enough.

 

https://x.com/thebeaconsignal/status/1972682075674480697

 

https://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/09/29/elizabeth-warrens-attempt-to-start-a-panic-over-a-possible-govt-shutdown-n2419675

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

[JDHillFan]

4 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

It's almost as if the party in power doesn't like shutdowns. Imagine that.

Is it almost as if the party not in power likes shutdowns? Should we imagine that?

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

A shutdown hits the lowest-paid workers first, NOT Congress.

Federal contractors, TSA staff, and janitors lose paychecks

while elected officials still get PAID.

 

Funny how that works.

 

https://x.com/FluentInFinance/status/1972653718475546739

 

 

 

 

 

[The Frankish Reich]

Ted Cruz, 2013, the Shutdown that propelled him into the White House.

Remember?

[Big Blitz]

Bump

[SCBills]

 

[Wolfgang]

I'm looking forward to this particular shutdown...

 

There's a certain magic in the air today...

13 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

 

 

 

Fingers crossed...

[BillsFanNC]

 

[ChiGoose]

The GOP controls all branches of the government but if the government shuts down it’s not their fault. 
 

Sure, Jan. 

[B-Man]

 "It's because the Senate Voting rules allow the minority to hold up votes"  

 

And the House has already passed the continuing resolution.

 

But you knew that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JDHillFan]

36 minutes ago, ChiGoose said:

The GOP controls all branches of the government but if the government shuts down it’s not their fault. 
 

Sure, Jan. 

When the democrats had full control you blamed republicans for the border abortion. I can share what you said if you like. 

[AlBUNDY4TDS]

Just now, JDHillFan said:

When the democrats had full control you blamed republicans for the border abortion. I can share what you said if you like. 

Please do.

 

Chigoose is such a child.

[B-Man]

 

 

[Big Blitz]

 

 

 

[Big Blitz]

Weird how this thread of the most pressing story of the day is magically suppressed as soon as it was back at the top of the page.  
 

 

 

 

Remember he super ***t posts 25 threads to bury these and because you really can’t post in the same thread back to back within 5 minutes without your comments being merged thus his need to flood the zone with 20 thread bumps.  
 

 

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