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Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, has not been seen in DC in the past few days. Mitch McConnell, Senator Majority Leader, has not been seen in DC either. They are the leaders of the House and Senate. Where are they? Why is there only a right-wing article about Pelosi and Maxine's vacation? Why? Because Trump is trying to deflect because he's got a plan to jet to Mar-a-Lago. He's trying to deflect to Democrats vacations even though the GOP controls the Senate and the House and those GOP leaders left DC too.
Paul Ryan checked out mentally months ago and physically weeks ago.
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CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES OF CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN NOW CLOSED
December 11, 2018
As of Monday, December 10, 2018, all of Congressman Paul Ryan’s offices will be closed as the House of Representatives transitions operations to the New Member-Elect for Wisconsin’s First District.
If you require immediate assistance, we would encourage you to contact either Senator Baldwin’s office at (414) 297-4451 or Senator Johnson’s office at (414) 276-7282.
It has been a pleasure to be of service to you the past 20 years. Thank you.
How long should the Republicans keep a large part of the Federal Government closed to stop the border wall?
How long should the Republicans keep a large part of the Federal Government closed to stop the border wall?
I don't support the border wall or President Trump, but I wonder how long the Republicans in Congress can hold out and not compromise on the wall funding. Trump could dig in his heels for weeks or months and refuse to sign a budget bill to reopen the government. He does not think much of the federal workers or the government agency missions of the closed departments. Repubs like the federal workers and the work of the civil service workers and contractors, Trump and his base thinks they are all needless bureaucrats- so he has no need to yield.)
On January 11th Federal Workers will not get their next paycheck and there will be lots of pushback. 800,000 Federal Workers won't be paid. I read somewhere that about 500,000 vendors and contractors who work at government facilities are forced to stop work, or to work without pay.
As the weeks pass the situation will get worse and worse. Trump will not care, he wants his wall.
Eventually, the Democrats and Republicans will have to yield and meet in the middle, which will give Trump some wall funding. (If the Repubs just refuse to yield then the government will be in total crisis.
(Please, let's not get into another tired argument about the pros and cons of the border wall or take turns saying how terrible Trump is. There are many posts about this. Let's talk instead about when the Republicans need to give up something- along with the Congressional Democrats- so we can reopen the government.)
wrong trump offered to make 1.8 million dreamers legal, but it was schummer that nixed the deal, and trump then dumped it afterwards.
Not only that but the Democrats wanted to spread that $25 billion over ten years and yes the Democrats would not end the visa lottery nor chain migration which Trump wanted as part of the deal.
I worked for the VA during a 6 week shutdown in the 90s. I believe it was 94 or 95. It was 2 months before I received my pay. I remember it was Oct, and wasn't settled until just before Christmas.
I was told I was essential so I worked those 2 months with no pay. While many of my coworkers, were told to go home. I lived in Greater Boston, had a house and commute to pay for. Trying to do a job taking care of patients, with that stress was torture. We had 1 snowstorm after the other that year. It was a miserable terrifying experience. Living with a sudden loss of income is no fun. Thankfully I had other means for income. I had a 2nd job with an airline. Many were not so lucky. Especially those in lower paying jobs.
I notice many that don't work for the Govt, give the impression having so many out of work is ok. Its ok because these workers will eventually be paid. Or the country doesn't need them as employees to begin with. Mostly its because a Federal Employee is disliked in the first place. All I can say is Happy New Year to you also.
I'm just glad the Employees in this shutdown, have been able to sue the Govt. Because we were not allowed to. I can imagine many of them had a less than joyful holiday season. I doubt the shutdown is a big yawn to them.
How long should the Republicans keep a large part of the Federal Government closed to stop the border wall?
I don't support the border wall or President Trump, but I wonder how long the Republicans in Congress can hold out and not compromise on the wall funding. Trump could dig in his heels for weeks or months and refuse to sign a budget bill to reopen the government. He does not think much of the federal workers or the government agency missions of the closed departments. Repubs like the federal workers and the work of the civil service workers and contractors, Trump and his base thinks they are all needless bureaucrats- so he has no need to yield.)
On January 11th Federal Workers will not get their next paycheck and there will be lots of pushback. 800,000 Federal Workers won't be paid. I read somewhere that about 500,000 vendors and contractors who work at government facilities are forced to stop work, or to work without pay.
As the weeks pass the situation will get worse and worse. Trump will not care, he wants his wall.
Eventually, the Democrats and Republicans will have to yield and meet in the middle, which will give Trump some wall funding. (If the Repubs just refuse to yield then the government will be in total crisis.
(Please, let's not get into another tired argument about the pros and cons of the border wall or take turns saying how terrible Trump is. There are many posts about this. Let's talk instead about when the Republicans need to give up something- along with the Congressional Democrats- so we can reopen the government.)
People are realizing that the so-called "government shutdown" is more of a bluff than anything. The Valley Forge National Park just next door hasn't been closed for a minute. How do you close a park with no walls or fences? What's there to "close?" The budget is also a fiction. There is no money to begin with. You really think money is moved around when you pay bills? It's all mouse and click.
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How long should the Republicans keep a large part of the Federal Government closed to stop the border wall?
