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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Sep 1, 2016, 02:16 PM Sep 2016

Senate Dems want to clear decks for Hillary Clinton

Source: The Hill

Senate Democrats on Thursday ruled out the possibility that they would agree to a long-term spending measure, saying they will not let talks spill over into the new president’s term.

“Everyone should be alerted today that we’re not going to be doing a long-term CR,” Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) told reporters on a conference call, referring to a continuing resolution to fund government beyond the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

“We’re not doing anything into next year and every Republican should be aware of that right now,” said Reid, who is retiring at the end of the Congress.

Reid’s comments reflect Democratic confidence that Hillary Clinton will be elected president. Clinton is leading Republican Donald Trump in polls, and Democrats want to give her a clean start as president so that she does not have to negotiate funding for the federal government in her first 100 days in office.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/294130-senate-dems-want-to-clear-decks-for-hillary-clinton

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Senate Dems want to clear decks for Hillary Clinton (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2016 OP

I don't understand vlyons Sep 2016 #1

I think they want a short term one BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #2

That's something I can dance to! ffr Sep 2016 #3

"...we’re not going to be doing a long-term CR,” mpcamb Sep 2016 #4

Continuing Resolution? nt canetoad Sep 2016 #5

vlyons

(10,252 posts)

1. I don't understand

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 03:10 PM

Sep 2016

Doesn't refusing to fund a CR into next year mean that she would have to negotiate a new spending bill in her 1st 100 days?

BumRushDaShow

(129,167 posts)

2. I think they want a short term one

Reply to vlyons (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 03:45 PM

Sep 2016

until after the election and then an omnibus in December in the lame duck session.

I think when Obama got re-elected in 2012, they had a CR until March 2013 and then made THAT "permanent" for the rest of the year (where the funding was basically frozen at FY12 levels).

The dynamics are different this go-around given that the GOP controls both chambers of Congress. Regardless of who wins, they may end up shutting down if the GOP throws a temper tantrum because there would be little or no impact on them at that point.