The agreement announced Sunday averts a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushes final decisions until after the November election. Bipartisan negotiations began in earnest shortly after a failed vote last week in the House.

with leadership agreeing to extend funding into mid-December. That gives the current Congress the ability to fashion a full-year spending bill after the Nov. 5 election, rather than push that responsibility to the next Congress and president.

Well, that’s not good. Expect a shutdown if the GOP loses the presidency.

  • @LovingHippieCat
    9•19 hours ago

    Or it gives the current congress the possibility of trying to fuck with the next congress if democrats flip the house and keep the senate.

    • @FlowVoidEnglish
      1•5 hours ago

      If Republicans are planning to shut government and anger the public so that a new Democratic Congress can solve the problem immediately after they take over, thus earning the gratitude of all Americans… I’d call that a massive GOP self-own. So it’s definitely possible.