• halfempty@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    But the MAGA House Republicans DO want a Government shutdown. We must face that basic fact. They are anti-government, so a government shutdown is exactly what they want. We must find a way to make a shutdown cost them something which they find important, or they will never try to work out a solution.

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        1 year ago

        That definitely doesn’t seem like a necessary every day program that needs funding during a shutdown. It can surely wait for Congress to do their job and just run a backlog to go through once they are funded again.

        These politicians don’t have any qualms about programs for food, housing, and healthcare with years long backlogs, a boomstick can wait.

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          1 year ago

          Pretty sure if it’s down, the FFLs can complete it after a small wait, so that could backfire