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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Continuing resolutions are devastating to our military. As
@DeptofDefense Gen Mattis said this morning - no enemy in the field has done more to harm the readiness of the U.S. military than the combination of defense spending cuts and continuing resolutions. He’s exactly right.Show this thread
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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Please do not shut the government down over DACA. It is foolish to stand up for illegals over Americans who are part of the CHIP program and over our military who protects us all. I have faith DACA will be worked out.
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Step up, Senator!
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Stop making it about military. We have the biggest military in the world. People want
#peace but@GOP is still thinking war. You need to get with@SenateMajLdr and make a deal that#IdiotInChief will swallow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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STEP UP!! You are the ONLY one making any sense!! That scares me a little
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What sense? That we should allow chain immigration for DACA? Your talking 8 million people! That's NON SENSE
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