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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 3 weeks 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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[–] JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

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