Senate reaches deal to avoid government shutdown, Schumer announces

[Rhiannon12866]

Source: NBC News

The bill will ensure the federal government remains open until December.

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that senators have reached a deal on a stopgap government funding measure to prevent a shutdown.

"We are ready to move forward," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "We have an agreement on.. the continuing resolution, to prevent a government shutdown and we should be voting on that tomorrow morning," Schumer said on the Senate floor.

Without passing the bill, the federal government would face a shutdown after the calendar turns to Friday. The deal announced by Schumer keeps the government open through Dec. 3.

The House passed a government funding bill last week on a party-line vote of 220-211.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/senate-reaches-deal-avoid-government-shutdown-schumer-announces-n1280395

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. This is just funding though, not the debt ceiling, correct?

They still need to deal with the debt ceiling.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. They do, but this is a big step.

[Mawspam2]

2. If you're counting on the good will of Turtle...

...forget it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Don't use The Turtle and "good will" in the same sentence.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

4. i don't trust the Turtle

But I trust Schumer, Pelosi and Biden. And think they know how much they can trust the Turtle as well.

[Justice matters.]

6. Charlie Brown finally trusted Lucy for the nth time...

Then, it happened... again...

[AZSkiffyGeek]

9. Impressive you think so much of our President and Congressional leadership

[Justice matters.]

10. I learned to not trust Moscow Mitch's domestic terrorism tricks. n/t

[AZSkiffyGeek]

11. And yet you're convinced that he just played our leaders

So you don't trust their judgement.

[Justice matters.]

12. I will believe it when I'll see it. n/t

[FoxNewsSucks]

17. Agreed.

Just like the two bills that were "linked", then weren't.

When it's signed into law. . .

[NurseJackie]

21. It's a backhanded and passive-aggressive way of insinuating...

It's a backhanded and passive-aggressive way of insinuating one's belief that our Democratic leadership are idiots and fools. What useful purpose does it serve? It's just another example of how people are oddly willing to do and say things that create an atmosphere of fear and hopelessness and negativity. Negativity generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections.

[PoliticAverse]

8. It's in Republican's interest to kick the can down the road a bit...

> The deal announced by Schumer keeps the government open through Dec. 3.

Republicans get to do it again in December, away from the Debt Limit issue and the $ 1 Trillion and $ 3.5 Trillion bill fight.

[FBaggins]

22. Not just "for a bit"

It’s in their interest to continue kicking it.

As long as something bigger isn’t attached to it… a CR means that a Democratic budget has not been passed.

They’ll happily do it all the way through 2022 if they can.

[Grins]

7. 211 Republicans voted to trash the financial standing of the nation.

Nice….

[LudwigPastorius]

13. ...and it gets kicked down the road a month.

I applaud Schumer for staving off disaster, but you just know we're going to see all the same bullshit from the GOP after that month is up.

[sprinkleeninow]

14. One never knows. The future, that is.

[LudwigPastorius]

15. Tis true.

I'll try to be positive.

[sprinkleeninow]

16. It's perfectly fine. I too have moments of trepidation--me, myself and I.

I vacillate, then land on "what am I believing for and expecting?" It ain't easy to stay middle of the road mindset with all what's going down.

[C Moon]

18. I'm shocked. I truly believed the GOP was going to bring our country down to make Biden look bad.

[ZonkerHarris]

20. they still can and will, note they are pushing it closer to Christmas now. Bigger shit show if they

shut it down then.

[maxsolomon]

19. The endless Dance of the Bloviators

I'm not shocked.

Good for Schumer; what a shit job he has.