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Democrats Oppose Stopgap Spending Bill
as Congress Edges Toward a Shutdown

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Posted By: FlyRight, 9/17/2025 9:09:07 AM

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have come out against a Republican stopgap spending bill as Congress edges towards a shutdown. House Republican leaders on Tuesday released the text for a stopgap funding bill that would set aside tens of millions of dollars for security assistance for lawmakers and federal officials amid heightened concerns about political violence after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The stopgap funding bill, otherwise known as a continuing resolution (CR), would seek to avert a government shutdown on October 1 and keep the government open through November 21.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 9/17/2025 9:17:02 AM (No. 2005022)
It's September, the circus just began.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: chumley 9/17/2025 9:40:03 AM (No. 2005029)
So, shut it down. Who cares? Do the politicians bribes get shut down too? I doubt it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: paral04 9/17/2025 9:40:06 AM (No. 2005030)
Tell those obstructors that they will not be getting any npaychecks or expense reimbursements while they hammer out the budget if nit done by October 1.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: stablemoney 9/17/2025 9:51:39 AM (No. 2005036)
Jeffries and Schumer "coming out" against the spending bill? Like anyone on the planet expected them to vote for a Republican bill. The Senate knew this was coming before their 5 week August recess, so should have made some plan to deal with it. If the Democrats shut it down, I demand that no one be paid to sit at home, and the money go to reduce the deficit.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: J. Arthur Brown 9/17/2025 10:13:49 AM (No. 2005054)
Re #3, President Trump should go a step further and announce that no Federal employee who does not work during the shutdown will be paid, and back it up by vetoing any post-shutdown bill Congress passes to pay them. Past shutdowns have not only been cost free for Democrats but also afforded de facto paid vacations to one of their major constituencies.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: JimBob 9/17/2025 10:21:24 AM (No. 2005060)
So...... it's the Schumer Shutdown #2? Make the 'Rats OWN it!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: 3XALADY 9/17/2025 11:36:44 AM (No. 2005110)
Same song. Second verse. Third verse. Fourth verse ...... I thought we were going to be free of CR's one of these days.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 9/17/2025 12:12:14 PM (No. 2005135)
I do not “security” for our congress critters. “The people”. Need to be secure, first. And, a shutdown is a logical. On sequence of malfunctioning.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 9/17/2025 12:14:34 PM (No. 2005139)
Sorry for the bugs of the first post I do not want “security” for our congress critters. “The people” need to be secure, first. And, a shutdown is a logical consequence of malfunctioning.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 9/17/2025 3:24:33 PM (No. 2005207)
Fine with me if they shut it down and leave it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: JimBob 9/17/2025 3:35:10 PM (No. 2005214)
I told the man who drives the local trash truck: "Your job is not glamorous, but it's important. All those long-winded Politicians in DeeCee can take a month off and no-one notices, but if YOU take a week off, everyone is hurting."
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Venturer 9/17/2025 3:59:08 PM (No. 2005223)
Of course Hakeem and the Schmuck are against a Republican Bill. THEY ARE AGAINST ALL REPUBICAN BILLS What else is new.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 9/17/2025 7:27:30 PM (No. 2005322)
My, what a beautiful day it is today.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Strike3 9/18/2025 2:28:48 AM (No. 2005454)
Lucy's arms must be tired from yanking the football away from Charlie's foot. Trump can and should do an EO on the budget. That would fix them. Jeffries and Schumer are sick jokes.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: mifla 9/18/2025 6:28:40 AM (No. 2005506)
Schumer: "The Republicans are threatening to shut down the government. This is a threat to democracy!" Schumer: "If the Republicans do not give us what we want, we will shut down the government!" Chuck, no one takes you seriously any more. Go away.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: skacmar 9/18/2025 7:14:39 AM (No. 2005525)
Different year, same budget drama. One would think that having a year to come up with a budget and knowing that the deadline is September 30 every year, Congress might be able to do their job on time just once!
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Zigrid 9/18/2025 9:22:58 AM (No. 2005559)
Here WE go again...a shut down threat in the future...if congress doesn't pass the the extension...WELL... what did Charlie say about a shut down...I'm sure he had an opinion....who cares if the democrats shut it down...this is no time to get wobbly republicans....this is today...not threats of the past...who cares if the government shuts down....in fact perhaps a good things....
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