Congress returns to yet another spending crisis, fears of government shutdown!
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The_King_of_Everything
Yeah.
these republicans boy. they just need people to vote for them just a bit more and then they'll finally be able to govern. 
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
From an international standpoint, these budget battles do as much harm to US prestige as anything. How are other nations supposed to place their faith in a country that shuts down biannually over partisan politics?
something is going to have to happen to get these people inline expect a major war in the next 5 years
Mixerr Reviews
Mixerr Reviews
No this is no joke. This came up in Yahoo news feed or such when I logged in to check my mail messages.This shyt again?
Wasn't saying this was a joke...only that Congress is (and it's getting old). Threatening a government shutdown every other year over some bullshyt.
Mixerr Reviews
Mixerr Reviews
Now I understand. It is getting old.Wasn't saying this was a joke...only that Congress is (and it's getting old). Threatening a government shutdown every other year over some bullshyt.
Yapdatfool
Superstar
Mixerr Reviews
Mixerr Reviews
You get what you voted for.
Domingo Halliburton
Handmade in USA
Politico's Stan Collender's most recent projection is that there is now a 75 percent chance of a shutdown.
As he explains,
As an almost 40-year veteran of the federal budget wars and one of the few people who has served on the staffs of both the House and Senate budget committees, I’ve reached this lofty number by reading the budget tea leaves that others seem almost desperate to discount, disregard or ignore.
First and foremost, there is not enough time to reach a deal. Not only have none of the fiscal 2016 appropriations yet been signed into law, none have even passed both the House and Senate. With less than two calendar weeks (and far fewer days of potential legislative work) to go, the only way to keep the government from shutting down will be for Congress and the president to agree on a continuing resolution to fund the government for a short time while a larger deal is negotiated.
Such a short-term CR will be very difficult for any number of reasons, but the controversy over Planned Parenthood is perhaps the biggest one. The dispute over continued funding for the organization has added a hyperemotional element to what already is a hyperpartisan and dysfunctional budget process. Some Republicans have vowed never to vote for any legislation — including a CR — that maintains this funding, while the White House has promised to veto any bill that ends it. With Congress not likely to have the votes to override a veto, this issue alone could easily bring government operations to a halt on Oct. 1.
In addition, the dispute between the parties over military and domestic funding has so far been impossible to negotiate. Democrats want both military and domestic spending increased while Republicans have proposed an increase for the military but a reduction in domestic programs.
As he explains,
As an almost 40-year veteran of the federal budget wars and one of the few people who has served on the staffs of both the House and Senate budget committees, I’ve reached this lofty number by reading the budget tea leaves that others seem almost desperate to discount, disregard or ignore.
First and foremost, there is not enough time to reach a deal. Not only have none of the fiscal 2016 appropriations yet been signed into law, none have even passed both the House and Senate. With less than two calendar weeks (and far fewer days of potential legislative work) to go, the only way to keep the government from shutting down will be for Congress and the president to agree on a continuing resolution to fund the government for a short time while a larger deal is negotiated.
Such a short-term CR will be very difficult for any number of reasons, but the controversy over Planned Parenthood is perhaps the biggest one. The dispute over continued funding for the organization has added a hyperemotional element to what already is a hyperpartisan and dysfunctional budget process. Some Republicans have vowed never to vote for any legislation — including a CR — that maintains this funding, while the White House has promised to veto any bill that ends it. With Congress not likely to have the votes to override a veto, this issue alone could easily bring government operations to a halt on Oct. 1.
In addition, the dispute between the parties over military and domestic funding has so far been impossible to negotiate. Democrats want both military and domestic spending increased while Republicans have proposed an increase for the military but a reduction in domestic programs.