The US federal government was expected to shut down in a month unless Congress approves the fundraising bill, so Democrats would push back to Donald Trump’s radical right-wing agenda that has disrupted American politics. I’m working on things I’m willing to do.
Specifically, it appears to be divided into questions of whether Democrats are willing to withstand closures to show anger over the president’s federal overhaul.
The stakes are expensive. Unless Congress passes the bill to extend funds beyond March 14, hundreds of thousands of federal employees have already been attacked by Elon Musk’s so-called “government efficiency” When you feel that way, you may be forced to go unpaid. And given Trump’s attempt to bending presidential authority, Fallout can be particularly tough, depending on how the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) handled the shutdown.
Certainly, Republicans control the White House and both Congresses, so they take the lead by reaching funding deals, but the leader’s leaders support Democrats to pass the bill is absolutely necessary. Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, but the funding bill requires the support of at least 60 senators to overcome the filibuster.
In the House, Republicans hold a thin majority of razors between 218 and 215, and the demand for lawmakers with strong rights to sharp spending cuts also raises funding for chairman Republican Mike Johnson, who also has democratic support. They would force the bill to be passed.
“There is no reasonable funding bill that can go through the Senate that doesn’t cause any turmoil in the House Republicans,” said Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-director of the progressive group. . “It’s the fault of the Republicans in the house, not anyone else. But that’s why it’s leveraged Democrats in the House.”
In recent weeks, a bipartisan group of Congressional budgeters from both rooms have met to hash details of potential funding agreements, but House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Thursday that Johnson suggested that he had directed members of the meeting to “Walk Away.” From the lecture.
“At this point, there’s no debate as the House Speaker clearly ordered Republican residents of the House to leave the negotiation table,” Jeffries told reporters. “They are marching America towards a reckless Republican closure.”
Johnson shot back at how Democrats appear to be “not interested in maintaining government funds,” adding: “So we’re getting the job done. We’re not going to shut down the government. We’re going to find a way through this.”
The dynamics of the fundraising battle have led some Democrats to disrupt Trump’s efforts to freeze federal funds, unilaterally shutter foreign actor agencies, shutting down foreign agencies, and massively They were in a hurry to carry out the firing, giving them the power to suggest that negotiations could be a strong political leverage. government.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Andy Kim said last weekend, “I can’t support the efforts to continue this lawlessness seen in relation to this administration’s actions.” “And that shouldn’t be allowed just to allow us to help government funds like that, so that they turn it around and dismantle the government.”
Progressive organizers have called on Democrats to keep boundaries in negotiations, ensuring Congress passes a clean funding bill that Trump is required to implement faithfully.
On Monday, prominent Congressional Democrats were tied to progressive groups outside Washington’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 15 of whom were from fundraising contracts until Trump’s “constitutional crisis” was over. I have promised to withhold my support.
“We’re not just looking for statements, we’re not looking for protest votes, and we’re asking them to identify where they are and where they have that power.” Levin said. “And due to the nature of this fundraising battle, this is a clear opportunity.”
Other Democrats seemed far more cautious about the possibility of a closure, despite the insistence that Republicans must be held responsible for the expiration of funds.
Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, said Democrats would “protect residents, protect veterans, protect first responders, and protect America’s safety from (Trump’s) illegal activities. He argued that he must accept his role as a party.
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“The Republicans have shown each year that they are a party of shutdowns. They are a party of government chaos,” Booker said of the state of CNN coalition last weekend. “So we’re not trying to shut down the government. We’re actually looking to protect people.”
The political fallout of past closures may also suspend Democrats.
The final closure occurred during Trump’s first term, beginning in December 2018 and eventually lasted for 35 days, making it the longest closure in US history. It started after Trump demanded that he approve billions of dollars in funds to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, and then Trump signed a bipartisan bill that doesn’t include money on the wall. It was all done. At the time, a poll from the NBC News/Wall Street Journal showed that 50% of Americans condemned Trump for the closure, while 37% said Congressional Democrats were responsible.
“I think historically, shutdowns have been such a costly and destructive thing. When they come to a conclusion, you look back and wonder, we’re all about what we’re doing for all of that. Did you get it? Gordon Gray, executive director of the PinPoint Policy Institute and former staff member of the Senate Budget Committee of the Republican Republican government and the government during the closure of the workforce, said: People who have to interact with have real drawbacks. Politically, it seems like there are more downsides than upside down.”
This shutdown may differ from the others if it occurs.
Trump has shown an extraordinary willingness to test the boundaries of his administration, and past presidents have taken steps to alleviate the pain caused by the closure, but may choose not to. Given his apparent fixation on the government’s “waste” removal, Trump and new OMB director Russell Vert will close the door as an opportunity to bystander federal agencies and departments the president deems unimportant. Some people fear to use it.
“There is a great degree of discretion that the OMB can have on interpretation of this,” Gray said. “Obviously, this administration is willing to reflect on its discretion more extensively than we have seen. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a new development under Trump.”
Levin agreed that Trump is completely possible and that some of his Congressional allies might want to “close the government” so that federal agencies can be distilled more easily. He hopes that some House Republicans will propose funding clauses that are absolute non-stars with Democrats, such as eliminating Medicaid from the health insurance program.
“I think it’s absolutely possible for the Republican plan to lead us to a shutdown,” Levin said. “The Democrats have some leverage here, but when they head towards the closure, who is profitable and who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is There should be no illusion of whether it is a grand plan.”
