Yep, and they’re already making demands, but its in March, and note dem power is limited there. Reconciliation allows budgets to pass without a filibuster, so dems only have power if Republicans infight. There’s decent odds of Republicans infighting like the other prior times, so Dems still are planning to use their votes to get some protections against Trump’s actions
In a letter to House Democrats, Jeffries hammered the administration for issuing an order — since rescinded — to freeze federal aid that Congress had previously allocated. Jeffries suggested Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that doesn’t explicitly prevent Trump from freezing, slashing or otherwise altering those programs, including Medicaid, which saw its services disrupted amid the chaos over the freeze.
The Democratic leader said he’s already delivered the message to House GOP leaders that, absent those assurances, Republicans will be on their own to prevent a shutdown.
I would guess one with backbone could gum up the works for a short while. The CR, Republicans and establishment Democrats are the most immediate threat, that I can see.
Complicit in fascism? They keep confirming the absolute worst cabinet and court picks, trying nothing but Kente cloths and trying to keep insider trading privileges while Martha Stewart with a paltry billion or so dollars at the time of her conviction, which apparently cut that worth in less than half, today, according to this Yahoo article, which was just the first return on a brief search.
That sounds good, and isn’t there a continuing resolution on the budget exciting soon?
Yep, and they’re already making demands, but its in March, and note dem power is limited there. Reconciliation allows budgets to pass without a filibuster, so dems only have power if Republicans infight. There’s decent odds of Republicans infighting like the other prior times, so Dems still are planning to use their votes to get some protections against Trump’s actions
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5123216-jeffries-government-shutdown-trump-orders/
The Republicans would love a shutdown. Another Constitutional crisis*.
That sounds good, except for the Dems track record of backing down and ending up voting for all the horrific bills anyway.
That would sound good if the Dems had a history of using their legislative powers to delay the Republicans when they try to pass horrific shit.
Almost as if they’re complicit in fascism.
I would guess one with backbone could gum up the works for a short while. The CR, Republicans and establishment Democrats are the most immediate threat, that I can see.
Complicit in fascism? They keep confirming the absolute worst cabinet and court picks, trying nothing but Kente cloths and trying to keep insider trading privileges while Martha Stewart with a paltry billion or so dollars at the time of her conviction, which apparently cut that worth in less than half, today, according to this Yahoo article, which was just the first return on a brief search.