Of course, the media is complaining about this, because when Democrats block Republicans when Republicans are in the majority everything is OK
Senate Republicans Monday filibustered Democrats’ bill to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling, days before a potential federal shutdown and possible debt default.
Republicans vowed for weeks to oppose a debt ceiling increase and urged Democrats to put the provision in their filibuster-proof $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. But Democrats have thus far refused to do so, and with their bill’s failure Monday, Congress now has just three days to pass a new funding bill to avoid a government shutdown set to begin Friday at midnight.
Speaking on the Senate floor ahead of the 48-50 vote, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer lambasted Republicans and alleged that they were throwing the country “toward unnecessarily, avoidable disaster.†Schumer changed his vote to “no†at the last second, allowing him to bring the funding bill back up at a later date.
Blah blah blah. Democrats whine, too, even though they do the same thing. Here’s an idea: stop spending way more money than you take in.
“We will support a clean, continuing resolution that will prevent a government shutdown, get disaster relief to Louisiana, help properly vetted Afghan refugees who put themselves on the line for America and support the Iron Dome assistance for our ally Israel,†McConnell said. “We will not provide Republican votes for raising the debt limit.â€
Republicans’ objections stem from the Democrats’ budget itself. If they have the power to and are planning on pushing it through Congress without GOP input, they argue, then they should be responsible for raising the limit on their own. Most estimates say it must be raised before mid to late October in order to avoid a default.
“Bipartisanship is not a light switch, a light switch that Democrats can flip on when they need to borrow money, and switch off when the want to spend money,†McConnell added. “The debt suspension that expired in August covered all the debt that had been accumulated to that point. This is an argument about the future.â€
That’s a good point: why would Republicans vote for a bill that paves the way for the Democrats $3.5 trillion 100% partisan bill, especially when Democrats work to gum up the works when Republicans are the majority party, even though Republicans usually ask for Democratic Party input on these types of bills. When Dems are the majority, they suddenly say they want bipartisanship. Which, of course, means, Republicans voting for the insane Dem bills while being allowed no input.
