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#9
11-09-2017, 02:00 PM
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Demise
What I see is that there will be no spending bill and we'll have a nice old fashioned government shutdown.

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Originally Posted by libertarian1776 View Post
he doesnt have the math (votes) to pass an omnibus without democratic votes.

obviously the freedom caucus (31 members) won't vote for any spending (omnibus) bill that adds to the deficit.

243-31 = 212

take out those 31 far-right members, they are only at 212 votes, they need 218.

Pretty much. Either he'll have to agree to cuts moderates will find unacceptable or he'll have to rubber stamp whatever ransom list that democrats hand him. I guess he is covering his own ass as speaker. Freedumb caucus already ousted one speaker out and Ryan got in as the compromise candidate. Man really lacks the skill that Boner had in cat herding.
Last edited by Demise; 11-09-2017 at 02:03 PM..
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