Discussion: House Approves Back Pay For Federal Employees After Shutdown Ends

I heard plenty about that idiot. We had enough of our own bunch here. Didn’t need to read more of the same drivel somewhere else.

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Well said.

I hope, finally, we can put a stake through the heart of Reagan’s “nine most terrifying words in the English language, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” It was a grievous slander against hard working, decent Americans who worked diligently to keep the country running. It’s too bad it has to come to a shutdown for Republicans to realize those folk are a national treasure.

No one has ever held Reagan responsible for that calumnious statement even as it became the official Republican position on governance over the last 30 years.

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You think anyone explained to Trump, that nobody gets that pay until the shutdown is over?

If so, do you think he understood?

If so, do you think he cares?

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I almost hope Toadglans vetos this in the hopes it would finally force Rethugliklans to finally do their jobs.

Oh, wait. Now I hope he doesn’t veto it, for the same reason stated above.

Here’s the roll call.

All Nay votes were republican.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll028.xml

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and male
and white
just sayin’

Thanks for the rundown!

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144-7 and unanimous in the Senate. They’re all afraid. They’re very afraid.

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7 Congressmen or women voted no. Who were they? I bet Mark Meadows and Jim Jorden were two of them.

Sorry , Mr PREIDUNCE Fuqwad NEEDS the money to give to Bank Russia because he*s behind in his repayments for rigging the election .

Too bad that the pResidon’t isn’t held finanically PERSONALLY responsible for every federal employee’s loss of income due to HIS shutdown. That money should all be taken out of the wallet of THE WORLD-WIDE ASSHOLE.

Every teen who has driven an automobile for the first time knows–in that first hour or so-- how Drumpf feels:

“I’m a grownup at last!!”

The difference is that, after the 16 year old gets OUT of the car and goes up to his room, he realizes that he’s the same confused adolescent.

Drumpf, on the other hand has a GOP Senate, led by a Box Turtle who is more than willing to let the boy out of the room and give him the Keys to the City, along with life-or-death power over all he sees.

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Hope the federal workers are enjoying their “free vacations”…

Federal workers furloughed because of the government shutdown might be “better off” after they return to work because they essentially are getting a free vacation, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said this week.

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I hope they keep that shit right up - keep issuing those statements about how easy this is on people who aren’t getting paid.

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Post their names far and wide, especially to any sites federal employees will look, and ESPECIALLY to federal employees who are also their constituents.

Then stop paying those assholes for as long as the government is shut down.

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Show 'em, Don, don’t sign it.

Does McConnell actually take Trump at his word? He should have pulled out the bill, put the pen in Trump’s hand and watched him sign it.

Talk about Lucy and the football…

I’d love to be wrong, of course.

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I thought @theresardufy already said that:

All Nay votes were republican

(Emphasis and very slight exaggeration added.)

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