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RINO scum, voting with the Dems. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. Rep. Dan Bishop, R- N.C. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Rep. Wesley Hunt, …
…Quite convenient, isn’t it? “The White House has said there is an “unprecedented” buildup of Serbian troops and armour along the Kosovo border and called on Belgrade to withdraw them immediately. The Nato peacekeeping force in Kosovo, Kfor, has been reinforced with British troops and the Biden administration said it was consulting with allies to …
How messed up is that??? 🚨 JUST IN: The Pentagon has decided to EXEMPT Ukraine operations from a potential government shutdown if lawmakers fail to reach a deal by the end of the month. This means tens of billions will continue flowing into Ukraine regardless. Why is that even legal? pic.twitter.com/GKcCPb9aTb — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) …
Congress remained on track Friday morning to trigger a government shutdown this weekend, though Speaker Kevin McCarthy notched a minor victory when the House advanced a short-term spending bill in a last-ditch stopgap bill to extend government funding beyond Saturday. Facing the most significant challenge to his leadership to date, McCarthy is locked in a …
1. The Pentagon bill, absent Ukraine aid, cleared the lower chamber in a 218-210 vote, with two Republicans – Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) – opposing it, and two Democrats – Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wa.) – joining Republicans to pass it. 2. A stand-alone bill providing $300 million in …
New polling shows that a plurality of Americans are supportive of at least a ‘partial government shutdown’ until Congressional Republicans and Democrats can either agree to cut spending or at least keep it at its currently level. The Rasmussen Reports poll of 1,020 Likely Voters found that only 40 percent of respondents opposed a government …
View post on imgur.com via FOXNEWS: Republicans are voicing outrage after the Pentagon confirmed it would shield its operations to support the war in Ukraine from any potential U.S. government shutdown. As the Sept. 30 deadline looms for lawmakers to reach a deal on funding the government, the Department of Defense (DOD) said its activities …
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has sent the House home for the week without a resolution on the looming government shutdown, after members of the Freedom Caucus refused to play ball, scuttling plans to pass a Continuing Resolution (a 30-day band-aid to avoid government shutdown), and putting 11 appropriations bills in jeopardy which McCarthy is hoping …
by Martin Armstrong It happens every year – the US Congress cannot disagree so they may simply shut down. They’re our public servants but we permit them to throw their hands up and shrug that they cannot work together. One of the hot topic items right now is Ukraine, and with good reason as we …
by mnelso32 So it seems like we are inevitably headed for a government shutdown starting on October 1st so I wanted to see how the market reacted for the previous government shutdowns that occurred in recent history (after 2000). From what I can tell, these are typically “buy the rumor, sell the news” events. For …
Teachers in Portland, Ore., are on track to strike if their school district refuses to provide subsidized housing for poor public school students and lobby for expanded rent control, an approach that has led to school shutdowns in other liberal cities as powerful teachers’ unions pursue left-wing priorities. After months of negotiations with Portland Public …
via naturalnews: Samuel Fisher, owner of Golden Valley Farms, is being persecuted by the U.S. government all because his family raises their own animals, slaughters the meat on the farm, and sells that meat to the community. Mr. Fisher is a mild-mannered, father of five who owns and operates a 100-acre cattle farm in the heartland of …
A government shutdown on Oct 2nd could trigger a series of bank runs as furloughed government employees + regular customers pull deposits to pay bills. These banks are already pushed to the brink. A failure to pass the 12 appropriations bills will have "unforeseen" consequences. https://t.co/gGJD4yrHah — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 22, 2023 BREAKING: S&P downgrades …
Just when you thought the debt ceiling issues were over, the government is ready to shutdown on Oct 2, 2023. This is the exact same day markets fell apart in 2008 & would absolutely trigger the same panic (see the charts below). Coincidence? This appears to be the narrative😏 https://t.co/CY0GX9zGuC pic.twitter.com/17oUOL8dsC — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August …
