Democrats in Washington have softened their early opposition to the Republicans’ tiered approach to government spending, signaling a new openness to supporting the House GOP bill and averting a gov…

Democrats in Washington have softened their early opposition to the Republicans’ tiered approach to government spending, signaling a new openness to supporting the House GOP bill and averting a government shutdown at week’s end.

In a Monday letter to House Democrats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies suggested that Democrats may support the Republicans’ short-term funding bill to keep the government open into early next year — a sharp change of tone that could pave the way for easy passage when the bill hits the chamber floor on Tuesday.

Joined by Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Jeffries stopped short of saying party leaders are ready to endorse the GOP proposal, known as a continuing resolution (CR), which was introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the weekend.

But he also didn’t rule it out.

  • HuddaBudda
    40•1 year ago

    Democratic support will be crucial, because a number of conservative Republicans are already vowing to oppose the measure to protest the absence of sharp spending cuts — a number large enough to sink the bill without help from across the aisle.

    Some of the proposals include:

    • Making discrimination based on abortion care from a company legal
    • Removal of funds from the IRS, which help reduce the deficit.
    • Removal of FBI funds
    • Medicare spending cuts
    • Funding for Israel

    Things that are not included on that list:

    • Reducing gas prices
    • Reducing food prices
    • Reducing housing prices
    • Reducing student debt
    • Global warming protections

    Just in case anyone was wondering if the Republican party is trying to help the American people.

    • @ghostdoggtv
      15•1 year ago

      The more desperate Americans are the easier it is for republican donors to exploit us. Sic semper tyrannis.