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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/usa@midwest.social

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(schumer wasn't the defector this time)

what we got:

a provision that would call federal workers who were laid off during the shutdown back to their jobs. It also would provide funds to ensure that federal workers who were furloughed during the shutdown can receive retroactive pay [(the latter as required by a 2019 law defector Angus King passed)].

The short-term spending bill would additionally bar the Office of Management and Budget from implementing any additional mass layoffs of federal workers through Jan. 30.

what we did not:

healthcare

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[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Schumer said he will vote against the deal. The defectors are to blame here.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

These Senators aren't going to break ranks like that without getting the nod from leadership. Schumer took a big hit the first time he folded, so this time he just wanted cover. It's still his failure.

[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

All I can say is at the end of the day, the right needed yes votes. And the ones who voted yes are to blame. You can assume about Schumer. I'll leave that to the apparent mind readers.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 7 months ago

Schumer caved in the spring.

Schumer started the negotiating last week by offering a milquetoast request to have a vote for one fucking year extension instead of making it permanent. These fucks who are committed are just doubling down on his shitty compromising and it absolutely looks like he is just trying to save face.

[–] JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That fact that every defector is retiring or otherwise bot up for re-election is a HUGE clue that this is orchestrated, in order to minimize fallout. Schumer is avsolutely to blame here.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

or it could be that not being up for re-election increases the chances of voting to reopen because they are not beholden to the electorate anymore. ergo propter hoc, anyone?

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nah, that would require them to want to screw over the populace.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 7 months ago

politicians can simultaneously believe that a course of action is best and that the people wouldn't vote for it