https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...cing-towards-shutdown-060853645--finance.html
The Democrats in the senate are prepared to shut down the government over DACA.
The Republicans are prepared to kick the can another 4 weeks instead of passing an appropriation bill to fund the government for FY2018. That bill should have been in place on October 1, 2017.
Contrary to popular belief, the Republicans control only the house and the presidency. Thanks to a ridiculous filibuster rule, no one controls the senate. It's time to take the can away from the senate. I have a solution.
Lock every senator in the senate chamber, without access to the outside world. Feed them bread and water once each day until they produce a FY2018 appropriations bill, a FY2019 budget, and a FY2019 appropriations bill.
If the bills differ from the house bills, lock the conference committee up under the same conditions.
If the conference committee bills fail to pass both houses or the president vetoes the bills, lock both houses and the president up under the same conditions.
When a budget and appropriations bill are passed, then and only then, can congress address all other projects. If they reach an impasse on any other legislation, it's lock down time again.
The Democrats in the senate are prepared to shut down the government over DACA.
The Republicans are prepared to kick the can another 4 weeks instead of passing an appropriation bill to fund the government for FY2018. That bill should have been in place on October 1, 2017.
Contrary to popular belief, the Republicans control only the house and the presidency. Thanks to a ridiculous filibuster rule, no one controls the senate. It's time to take the can away from the senate. I have a solution.
Lock every senator in the senate chamber, without access to the outside world. Feed them bread and water once each day until they produce a FY2018 appropriations bill, a FY2019 budget, and a FY2019 appropriations bill.
If the bills differ from the house bills, lock the conference committee up under the same conditions.
If the conference committee bills fail to pass both houses or the president vetoes the bills, lock both houses and the president up under the same conditions.
When a budget and appropriations bill are passed, then and only then, can congress address all other projects. If they reach an impasse on any other legislation, it's lock down time again.
