Here come the GOP budget bills - with March 14 shutdown date approaching (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

The GOP in both the House and Senate have released their budget resolutions. Both aim to produce $1.5T to $2T in tax cuts- while slashing spending.

The Senate budget committee is hearing their resolution today and resolving over 200 proposed amendments.

The House has released their budge resolution:

- $4 Trillion debt-ceiling increase
- Defund Medicaid entirely (effectively)
- Reduce SNAP by 20%

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/12/congress/senate-budget-markup-begins-00203818

House GOP releases budget calling for trillions in cuts to taxes and spending

The blueprint conflicts with a Senate budget resolution, which doesn't address taxes or the debt ceiling. It also includes less funding than the Senate's for immigration enforcement.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

So the plan is apparently to pass the CR and skip town so that the Senate can either pass same or shut the government down. Yeah right.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/11/congress/house-cr-jam-00223685

The thing about this CR that no one is talking about, it is that the GOP wants to shut the government down! They have this radical belief that life will go on without government providing the services that we elected them to provide. In particular, this current current administration believes government purpose is to defend and make money...THAT IS IT!

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

What is going on with this guy???

PA voters have to feel betrayed by his actions.

 

[B4YOU]

The House CR passed with the 1B in local DC budget cuts. Mayor spent 550M on “downtown redevelopment” to keep Caps and Wizards.

I feel like no one cares how many fed people and soon to be local ppl in the area are getting laid off. Regional recession incoming.

 

[superchuck500]

The House CR passed with the 1B in local DC budget cuts. Mayor spent 550M on “downtown redevelopment” to keep Caps and Wizards.

I feel like no one cares how many fed people and soon to be local ppl in the area are getting laid off. Regional recession incoming.

I think it's complete retaliation for DC being a deep blue district. Sucks.

They don't care what they hurt or what they break.

 

[superchuck500]

For now Senate Democrats are claiming that they will keep the CR from coming to vote. That’s easy to say on Wednesday but Friday will be another matter.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[UriUT]

For now Senate Democrats are claiming that they will keep the CR from coming to vote. That’s easy to say on Wednesday but Friday will be another matter.

That explains this:

 

[Neworleansfan]

What’s wrong being a Palestinian? Just asking for some friends (Arabs for Trump).

 

[efil4]

 

[Neworleansfan]

Schumer says he is going to vote yes.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/13/congress/chuck-schumer-shutdown-vote-00230000

 

[Eeyore]

If you think the current outlook is bad, just wait until the White House can’t find anyone to buy its debt, warns Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio warned the White House may have to exert further political pressure on foreign governments in order to deal with a looming debt crisis.

fortune.com

 

[Incumbent]

Schumer says he is going to vote yes.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/13/congress/chuck-schumer-shutdown-vote-00230000

He's a feckless coward.

 

[coldseat]

Schumer says he is going to vote yes.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/13/congress/chuck-schumer-shutdown-vote-00230000

fork Schumer, if that's true. Don't approve of this insanity. He needs to go, he's hurting the Democrats so much.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Cowards, all of them. Government's forked up anyway. Might as well shut it down.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

I would LOVE for this to happen, regardless of his actions during this budget fight!

 

[coldseat]

I would LOVE for this to happen, regardless of his actions during this budget fight!

They aren't the only ones. fork, Schumer and any Democratic Senator that votes for this. They all need to be primaried and thrown out with the MAGA waste.

 

[Lapaz]

What is so bad about the Republican CR? I know it raises defense by about 6% and cuts about 8%, which I don’t like, but what else is bad?

Edit: I read the first post. It also:
- $4 Trillion debt-ceiling increase
- Defund Medicaid entirely (effectively)
- Reduce SNAP by 20%

The SNAP cut is horrible, but I’d like to understand the Medicaid defunding. Wouldn’t the states still be required to continue Medicaid? Red states are the biggest takers of Medicaid, it would devastate them if they stopped.