What’s next after the sequester? A government shutdown, maybe
House Republicans are gearing up for a bill spearheaded by Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., which would keep the government funded for the rest of the fiscal year at the post-sequester spending levels of $974 billion. That bill is expected to be brought to the House floor as soon as next week.
Meanwhile, Senate Democratic leaders are waiting to see what the House can pass and how the votes break down before devising their plans. Although Senate Democratic leaders are engaged in conversations with their House Republican counterparts about the expiring continuing resolution to fund the government, they have not communicated a strategy for handling the CR to the Democratic caucus.
“The discussion has definitely started to shift towards how the CR is going to be dealt with, and if the House sends something over, what can we expect it might look like and what we want to do about it,” said a Democratic Senate aide, who was not authorized to discuss the dynamics on the record. “I don’t think Democrats know what we are going to do with that. Are we just going to raise the levels and put in more details on the discretionary side or what?”
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HOW about having dingy ding dong harry do his job and bring any of the number of budget bills the house has sent him up for a vote? That would be a start! Just waiting to see what the house will do another time is just seeing how/what/when/how many tv jabs the senate d’s can blame/slam r’s!
I DO DETEST a vast majority of the dc bunch. NOT all, but most.
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letget on February 26, 2013 at 3:45 PM
Don’t get my hopes up.
rbj on February 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM
For the love of God, put the F’ing crack pipe down and quit pretending we are all stupid. The sequestrations 83 Billions dollars amounts to 10 percent of an already passed and approved 30 percent automatic Federal spending increase. We are being lied to by everyone involved, the sequestration is nothing less than Smoke and Mirrors Kabuki Theater Rope-a-Dope to allow both the Democrats and the Republicans to increase spending by 20 percent with no political repercussions.
SWalker on February 26, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Oh Nooooooooooooooooooooooooosssssssssssssss!
Will Congress have to actually show up before the shutdown or how exactly will we be able to tell nothing is getting accomplished because of those radical right wing rethuglicans or the sequester?
trs on February 26, 2013 at 4:06 PM
Drifting from government-caused crisis to government-caused crisis.
LOL
Good Lt on February 26, 2013 at 4:12 PM
It should be. I’m sick and tired of Obama and his bullshit!
“OMG! Whatever will happen if the mean Republicans don’t cave and $2 million is taken out of the National Drug Intelligence Center’s $20 million budget?????”
The sky will fall……
…..on the centre, which CLOSED last year!
Exempted From Sequester: Obama’s Salary & Most Of His Strawmen!
Resist We Much on February 26, 2013 at 4:16 PM
The Democrats’ Biggest Fear:
The sequester happens and no one notices.
Resist We Much on February 26, 2013 at 4:16 PM
oh no another crisis
forest on February 26, 2013 at 4:43 PM
To rbj and RWM:
My thoughts, too.
IIRC, the last government shutdown made people who were responsible for themselves and their families but not really following politics and government realize how little the government actually did.
The idiots on Capitol Hill will avoid a shutdown for this simple reason. Can’t let the masses see how little they need the pols in their lives.
RedCrow on February 26, 2013 at 5:39 PM