#Republicans are paid to do nothing in #Washington. Worse, they will cause billions of dollars wasted by shutting down the government and causing civilians problems. All on the #taxpayers dollars!
[The Washington Post] U.S. braces for costly government #shutdown in eight days
U.S. braces for costly government shutdown in eight days
Progressives, Democrats Unleash on GOP Over Government Shutdown Chaos
"Extremists in Congress need to stop using our lives as bargaining chips," said AFSCME's president. "It's time for them to follow through on the promises they have already made to keep the government open"
Just 10 days away from a potential U.S. government shutdown, calls for bipartisan action to prevent it are mounting, as is outrage over Republicans in the House of Representatives
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today she “strongly disagrees” with #Fitch downgrading the U.S. #creditrating from AAA to AA+ and called it “puzzling” and “unwarranted”: “Its flawed assessment is based on outdated data and fails to reflect improvements across a range of indicators...” (Watch here)
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon today called the Fitch downgrade “ridiculous,” but said it “doesn’t really matter.” Dimon also said: “We should get rid of the #DebtCeiling.”
By Ariane de Vogue and Ella Nilsen, CNN
Updated 2:06 PM EDT, Thu July 27, 2023
"The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed, granting an emergency request from backers of the project that has the support of Congress and the Biden administration.
"The justices agreed to lift lower court orders that froze construction of the project while legal challenges play out.
"The Supreme Court’s order is a victory for #WestVirginia Sen. #JoeManchin, a conservative Democrat who has championed the project and pushed for it during #DebtCeiling negotiations in June.
"In the brief order, the court offered no extensive reasoning and no dissents were noted.
"The order came as the White House announced new actions to combat #climate-fueled extreme heat, which has been baking cities in the Southwest for weeks before moving Northeast on Thursday.
"Despite #ClimateActivists urging the #Biden administration to stop approving #FossilFuel projects like the #MountainValley Pipeline, White House officials have been supportive of the pipeline since it was first introduced in Congress last year. More recently, administration officials including White House senior adviser #JohnPodesta and Energy Secretary #JenniferGranholm voiced support this year for the pipeline’s approval.
"The White House did not immediately return CNN’s request for comment on the Supreme Court allowing the pipeline to proceed."
USA: in an unexpected twist, deputy shadow-Governor Hurbensnurtz has used a rare 1798 loophole that allows him to rewrite the law so long as he is eating fudge on a horse on a Wednesday
For example, the whole #DebtCeiling bs should be abolished as it's the legislative equivalent of forcing someone to run through a minefield at gunpoint whilst being blindfolded and handcuffed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIbkoop4AYE
@shrugdealer OFC he can't - espechally not in a dysfunctional system like the #USA where a minority can literally choke the entire nation and incapacitate it with archaic bs.
After threatening to force the government into default over the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers Friday introduced new tax cuts that could add at least $21 billion to the national deficit over the next decade.
Three new GOP-backed bills would cut taxes for large companies, small businesses, and individual families while reducing clean energy tax incentives to pay for it. #gop #debtceiling
I wrote about celebrating Biden's win, why that is BORING & gets ignored.
We need to tell the stories about winning & crushing the RW to help our morale. Because Trump's use of #Lawfare is psychologically exhausting us.
Everything is delayed. No victory feels complete. FInancial judgements against him become a chance to fundraise. He talks like he never loses, so our thirst for justice isn't slaked.
"In the end, more Democrats approved the Fiscal Responsibility Act in the House and Senate than Republicans, despite the fact that the only members of Congress who negotiated the agreement directly were in the House GOP. In the name of averting default, this has pulled Democrats into supporting policies that House Republicans want to expand."
I was watching #Stargate SG-1 defeat the human & alien villains on PlutoTV last night.
I thought about Biden's victory over the GOP. I think it's important to celebrate the victories, even if the relief we feel doesn’t match the worry & anxiety we've been through.
NEW: “Work-requirement proponents say the problem is unemployment, but nearly 4 out of 5 households in the SNAP program have at least one person working.” #SNAP#DataViz#DebtCeiling
The Deficit Myth is Hanging On for Dear Life
The old playbook is making a comeback. Democrats and Republics are closing in on a "debt" limit deal with the "Fiscal Responsibility Act"
The House passed the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal last night with more Democratic than Republican votes. Was it a great deal? No. But did the Dems come out ahead of the Republicans? Without a doubt. Well, that's my take. As for what Howi https://nicolesandler.com/6-1-23/ #NicolesBlog#DebtCeiling#HowieKlein
Thurs 6/1 - Debt Ceiling Deal, Oath Keepers Sentencing, SBF of FTX, Operation Fox Hunt and Chewy Chews on OSHA
We have a step forward in the #debtceiling deal, more #OathKeepers being sentenced, #SBF of #FTX tries a new defense, Operation Fox Hunt and #Chewy wins an #OSHA challenge.