The bipartisan bill we considered tonight, which funded the government until February 16th, was voted down not for the items it contained, but for what was not included – a long term agreement on immigration for which we still have weeks to resolve.
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I simply fail to understand the logic behind the Minority Leader’s decision to shut down the govt. Passage of the CR tonight would have continued the essential functions of govt, provided funding for CHIP & given Congress an opportunity to address a long term spending measure.
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As work continues, I am hopeful that we can find a solution to reopen the government. The American people, particularly our veterans & troops, deserve better. My office stands ready to assist Alaskans, including those negatively impacted by this unnecessary government shutdown.
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Republicans manufactured this crisis by defunding CHIP, not dealing with DACA in a timely manner, and playing bait-&-switch with budget negotiations. Stop pointing fingers and solve the problem you created.
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D's pushed a bill to stop congressional pay during shutdown. Cowardly, Greedy R's voted that down.
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You make me ashamed to call myself an Alaskan. You're spineless actions of not fighting the white supremacists in GOP so you could give welfare to your rich buddies cements you as an immoral person. Pass a clean CHIP and DACA bill and this wouldn't have happened
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You’d think with the Rs controlling the two branches, it shouldn’t even be an issue. Good job Rs!
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Never in my life has one party controlled the federal government and failed at such a basic task. You can whine about it but you own this. I am a registered independent voter in Fairbanks and look forward to voting against you in 2020.
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@realDonaldTrump should heed his own words: “if there is a shutdown I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together.”#TrumpShutdownThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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you str correct - the Republicans decided to close down the govt because they have a failure of leadership
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I don't buy it Dan. The GOP controls the house, senate, and presidency. You had the majority in the Senate and all you had to do was convince a few dems to join you. You couldn't do it.
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Manufactured by the GOP and Trump. There was a bipartisan agreement on DACA and Trump refused to buy in.
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Why is it that every time there is a government shutdown, the lawmakers still get paid? It hurts the American people in their pocketbooks. It’s time for all the lawmakers to feel it in their pocketbooks.
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Who controls the government right now? Who has the senate, the house and the White House? You’re goddamn right it was preventable. The GOP is so inept it can’t keep the government running despite being in control of all of it.
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Apparently you and your colleagues couldn't get a deal because of an issue 80% of Americans agree on?
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