Amid the frenzied posturing of the last 72 hours before the shutdown, a bill claiming to ensure that active-duty military would receive the pay and support they need to continue to provide for our national security zipped rapidly and uncontroversially through both houses and the President’s pen. The bill seemed to meet Senator Ted Cruz’s call for the House to pass “mini-CRs” [continuing resolutions] to fund aspects of government it liked – Pentagon, FAA, pandacam – while letting the rest close.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=204424