Senate in disarray with shutdown hours away (Your govt on Republicanism)

[workinclasszero]

Senate in disarray with shutdown hours away
The chamber couldn't agree on scheduling a vote, let alone passing legislation to keep the government open.
By BURGESS EVERETT and SEUNG MIN KIM 01/19/2018 12:27 AM EST

Here's how grim things looked in the Senate as the countdown continued toward a shutdown at midnight Friday: The chamber struggled to even schedule a vote to fund the government, let alone cobble together the votes to actually pass a bill.

After the GOP House passed a partisan monthlong spending bill Thursday, senators in both parties appeared increasingly dug in. A spat on the Senate floor between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer culminated in the chamber adjourning with no clear path to avoid a shutdown in barely 24 hours.

No vote is scheduled, and the two party leaders spent the night sniping over who's to blame for the impasse. Democrats are demanding protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants facing deportation, and Republicans are insisting that government funding not be tied to immigration.

Senate Democrats have lined up in opposition to the spending bill approved by the House, putting the government on course for a shutdown.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/senate-dissaray-government-shutdown-349298

[beachbum bob]

1. all theater, amerian people know republicans are responsible for governing

thats the way it is. If we have a shutdown, so be it

Nov 2018 is fast approaching

[workinclasszero]

2. They have all the power, its all on them for sure

Republicans can only destroy not govern.

[world wide wally]

3. See how this works, folks?

When the Dems show enough backbone to stick to their guns, Republicans will fold.
I hope they remember this.