Tuesday, March 11, 2025

What are the Odds of a Government Shutdown?

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in Congress are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m on Saturday.

If the government shuts down, most federal employees would be left without pay or be forced to stop working, and services deemed nonessential would be paused.

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"But Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has already come out saying he will vote against the bill.

"Unless I get a lobotomy Monday that causes me to forget what I've witnessed the past 12 years, I'll be a NO on the CR this week," Massie wrote on X on over the weekend. "It amazes me that my colleagues and many of the public fall for the lie that we will fight another day."

Massie is unlikely to change his mind. But that means Johnson can't lose another vote.

Other Republicans have said they are undecided on whether they will back the bill. .

"I like the fact that we're saving money. I don't like the fact that ... we're overall saving money. I love that. But I don't like the fact that we're giving it to the Pentagon, war pimps just always get the money," Burchett said.

The bill includes a $6 billion increase in defense spending."

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"Even if the bill passes through the House with Republican support, its future in the Senate is still unclear.

At least eight Senate Democrats would need to join Republicans to clear a 60-vote threshold and advance the bill to the floor for a final vote. Though Republicans have a 53-seat majority in the upper chamber, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was a firm no on the bill.

Some Senate Democrats have come out against the continuing resolution.

"This is a shutdown bill that's bad for the economy"let Trump shutdown whatever he wants, hurting everyday folks to use money for tax breaks for the uber-rich. Hell no!" Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., wrote on X, formerly Twitter."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-11 01:33 PM

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