Bethere
04-17-2017, 11:01 AM
Upcoming: another example of the bogus status of the "Art of the Deal."
Xi laughs at our childlike leader.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/328930-five-hurdles-to-avoiding-a-government-shutdown
Congress is scrambling to avoid political landmines as lawmakers face a tight timeline to avoid a government shutdown later this month.
With two weeks until the April 28 funding deadline, lawmakers are locked in negotiations over a funding bill that would likely last until the end of September.
Eager to show they can govern, Republican leaders are pledging they’ll meet the deadline and avoid a short-term funding bill, but the talks face last-minute hurdles.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (http://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer) (D-N.Y.) is warning the White House to stay on the sidelines of the talks, pledging that Democrats will oppose any bill that includes “poison pill” riders.
Xi laughs at our childlike leader.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/328930-five-hurdles-to-avoiding-a-government-shutdown
Congress is scrambling to avoid political landmines as lawmakers face a tight timeline to avoid a government shutdown later this month.
With two weeks until the April 28 funding deadline, lawmakers are locked in negotiations over a funding bill that would likely last until the end of September.
Eager to show they can govern, Republican leaders are pledging they’ll meet the deadline and avoid a short-term funding bill, but the talks face last-minute hurdles.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (http://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer) (D-N.Y.) is warning the White House to stay on the sidelines of the talks, pledging that Democrats will oppose any bill that includes “poison pill” riders.