The CR was supposedly pretty clean and short term, allowing for more time to negotiate. But, Dems hate Americans
White House declares imminent government shutdown after Senate fails to pass funding bill
The White House has officially declared an imminent government shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a GOP-backed spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21.
A memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said current federal funding levels “expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight.”
“Unfortunately, Democrat senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate due to Democrats’ insane policy demands, which include $1 trillion in new spending,” the memo said.
The memo went on to say that President Donald Trump is supportive of the GOP-led funding bill, which is a short-term extension of current federal spending levels called a continuing resolution (CR), aimed at keeping the government funded for seven weeks as lawmakers work on a deal for fiscal year (FY) 2026 priorities.
“But it is now clear that Democrats will prevent passage of this clean CR prior to 11:59 p.m. tonight and force a government shutdown. As such, affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown,” the memo said.
Let’s be honest, most of the federal government will not shut down. It’s mostly just the non-essential jobs. So…..why are we bringing most of them back if they are non-essential?
The GOP-led CR was tanked in the Senate on Tuesday evening, failing to reach the chamber’s 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster and proceed with debate on the bill. The vote fell 55–45, with three members of the Democratic caucus crossing the aisle and voting with Republicans.
Who tanked it? Should be interesting to see how the Credentialed Media frame this.
(Fox News) Past government shutdowns have been more political theater than economic shock, with markets and jobs bouncing back quickly.
This time, though, President Donald Trump‘s warning that some furloughed workers may not return to their jobs raises the stakes, turning a routine disruption into a threat to an already fragile labor market.
If Trump carries out that threat, it would almost certainly face an immediate court challenge. But if it stands, a shutdown usually dismissed as partisan brinkmanship rather than financial disruption could deliver lasting economic consequences.
And that’s Trump’s threat, that those furloughed will see their jobs gone once the government re-opens.
Donnie Trump controls every aspect of the Republican Party, and he has instructed them to permit the government shutdown.
His (hence, their) “position” is that the Democrats want to give “illegals” free healthcare benefits!! This is obviously untrue. The truth is that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts over $1 TRILLION from American’s healthcare AND cuts taxes for Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Donnie Trump, Jeff Bezos, Charles Koch, Larry Ellison and 800 other American billionaires.
Donnie granted audience to Senator Schumer (a NY Jew) and House Minority Leader Jeffries (a NY Baptist) just before the shutdown, although he had months to negotiate. Donnie wanted a shutdown.
Maybe DDT Rimjob can explain why to these people.
*Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine were the only members of their caucus to vote in favor of the stopgap funding bill, which would have kept the government open through Nov. 21. In footage exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, Democratic members of the caucus who voted to shut down the government did not explain their vote.*
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/01/exclusive-democrats-shut-government-down/
“… an already fragile labor market.”
Those words do not mean what the author thinks they mean. There is no characterization of “Fragile” that can be applied to our current labor market. If jobs are hard to find, maybe we should kick out a few more million immigrants. If housing is too expensive, maybe we should send a few more million immigrants home. If the current population is unsustainable for the planet, maybe we should send a few million of that population back to their home countries to make our own more “sustainable”.