Everyone is convinced they’ll win – but in reality, nobody wins in a government shutdown. The ‘blame game’ makes for great Washington theater, but doesn’t serve the needs of the nation.
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Our military, which desperately needs additional funding as they are already scraping by, doesn’t win. American people who expect the government to be functioning and operating don’t win. Cynicism about the ability of Congress & Pres to solve problems increases even further.
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Simply put, there’s no reason to shut the government down and no reason to continue this chaos for the next 30 days.
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Continuing resolutions are devastating to our military. As
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We could easily pass a continuing resolution – which lasts days (certainly more than the four proposed by the Senate Minority Leader) and less than the 30 days passed by the House of Representatives – to close the deal on outstanding issues which remain.
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It’s time Congress stop the cycle of dysfunction, grow up, and act consistent with the values of a great nation. The White House should engage and lead us to a solution.
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We are inside the 10 yard line on a lot of major issues – military spending, government spending, CHIP, stabilizing insurance markets, disaster relief, and Phase I immigration reform.
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The U.S. military has to work to accomplish their objectives. They don’t get to point fingers or pass the buck. Congress could learn a lot from them and learn to get the job done regardless who gets the credit, or in this case, the blame.
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Yes there is. Agree to permanently end Chain Migration, End The Visa Lottery, Fund the Wall, and mandatory e-verify. Not Hard. Oh and release the memo
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Than vote on keeping the government open quite holding our military hostage be a leader worry about illegals in March! I thought u were better than that
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Did you get your DNC membership card yet? They mailed it to you!
#SchumerShutdown w/ possible assist from Lindsey GrahamThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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So, sacrifice the educated
#DACA recipients to get more funding for the most inflated military budget in history? Might as well burn money.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Your party+POTUS need to stop creating issues to bargain with when majority of Americans have already decided. These DACA+CHIP 'issues' are morally reprehensible and you're committing political suicide by Trump and you know it.
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