GOP eyeing vote to fund the government through March 23

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House lawmakers will likely consider legislation early next week to keep the government open through about March 23, according to two sources familiar with the situation, though the plan has not been finalized.

The thinking is that a six-week funding patch would give lawmakers enough time to reach a deal on immigration, which would then unlock the budget caps deal that is needed to write a massive omnibus spending bill for the rest of the fiscal year.

Congress may end up voting on the spending measure as early as Tuesday because of a House Democratic retreat planned for next Wednesday.

“What I’ve heard is later March, sometime around the 23rd, so enough time to hopefully come to a deal to actually get an omnibus,” said one GOP lawmaker. “I think they want to give themselves some breathing room, but no final decisions have been made.”

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/371923-gop-eyeing-vote-to-fund-government-through-march-23

How about actually doing your job and passing a fucking budget?

[marlakay]

1. Notice its after DACA ends

Beginning of March, obviously they don’t want dems to be able to use it as bargaining chip anymore.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. +1000

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. kick McConnell

“I don’t think we’ll see a threat [of a] government shutdown again. … One of my favorite old Kentucky country sayings is 'there’s no education in the second kick of a mule,' and so I think there will be a new level of seriousness here trying to resolve these issues,” McConnell told reporters at the Republican retreat.

That lying, grifting sonofabitch needs his ass kicked all the way to a Federal prison.

Meanwhile, I hope Democrats obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. Remember Obama and the Supreme Court. Remember that the current DACA crisis was manufactured by the thing currently in the Whitehouse.

[marylandblue]

4. Meanwhile, down the road

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