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Roland Martin
UNBELIEVABLE! The GOP-controlled House failed to pass a bill to fund veterans benefits. Who should apologize now @NewtGingrich? PATHETIC.
https://www.facebook.com/rolandsmartinfanpage?hc_location=stream
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Their whole tactic is blown if this is the case.
edit: I cant find confirmation anywhere.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)bunnies
(15,859 posts)Not a single story. Nothing.
C-Span's twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/385190710359494656
Seen on C-SPAN: House fails to pass Veterans Benefits Funding Bill.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)and there it is
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Unless Im reading that wrong.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Thank you, CatWoman!! Can Boehner look any weaker? omg!
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)House GOP Fails To Pass Partial Government Funding Bills
House Republicans on Tuesday evening failed to muster the two-thirds majority needed to pass a series of three partial government finding bills.
The three bills -- to fund veterans benefits, national parks and the District of Columbia -- were designed to increase pressure on Senate Democrats to resolve the government shutdown by making them take politically uncomfortable votes against funding popular government services.
The failure of the three bills -- a key portion of the House GOP's government shutdown strategy that emerged earlier in the day Tuesday -- adds additional uncertainty to a way out of the current impasse.
The vote on the veterans affairs bill was 264 to 165, on the District of Columbia bill was 265 to 163, and on the national parks and museums bill was 252 to 176. All three proposals needed a two thirds majority of the chamber to pass.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)That was some real smart thinking there.
curlyred
(1,879 posts)bunnies
(15,859 posts)Fuck no.
But they are all about the military and waving the flag.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Just so you know.
Trekologer
(1,001 posts)The GOP thinks that they can get away with shutting down government in a game of brinkmanship because enough of the government would still run to make the shutdown a pain in the ass but not complete destruction. I feel that if they are going to shut it down, they should be forced to shut the whole thing down: no FAA (no air travel), no NOAA/NWS (the NWS provides forecast data to commercial weather services), no Social Security checks going out, no postal service, close the border crossings (no Customs, imports, exports), etc.
BumRushDaShow
(129,883 posts)and all 3 failed.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Posted in LBN by Roland99:
GOP piecemeal plan to mitigate shutdown fails in House votes
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014608344
kydo
(2,679 posts)So now what are they going to do?
My guess: Orange Man will need at least 1 bottle of bourbon, then 1 bottle of scotch for his nerves and 1 case of beer, you know as a chaser.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)kydo
(2,679 posts)was singing that song when I typed it.
and this the tea party before their next move
Uncle Joe
(58,506 posts)it being closed due to the Republican controlled House, so they have that going for them.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3762465
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/visiting-veterans-storm-closed-wwii-memorial/2013/10/01/0fc2a376-2ab4-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html
It was a chaotic scene from the first day of the shutdown: frail-looking veterans at least one of whom hadnt been to Washington since the war led by jubilant Republican Congress members and television crews as a bagpiper played Shenandoah.
Thanks for the thread, CatWoman.
Initech
(100,129 posts)See the republicans don't care that they're spending money like drunken sailors. They just care that it's being spent on THEIR causes.