check out this nugget within the GOP Bill Deal

[kpete]

OT: but important

within the GOP Bill for the CR passage is this nugget:

http://docs.house.gov/billsthi.....Amdt2a.pdf

in short, you get a temporary CR, but for any future shutdowns, the Treasury is prevented from taking extraordinary measure to compensate for our future intransigence

http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20131014/BILLS-113hjres59-HAmdt2a.pdf

[NightWatcher]

1. haven't we been operating under those measures since May?

It wont pass the Senate if that language is in there.

[Avalux]

2. They'd better not accept this deal. We'll be facing worse in a few months. n/t

[Egnever]

3. So next time we can really fuck you over, and no one

will be able to stop us!

These guys are undeniably insane.

[Mass]

4. Actually, it is about the debt limit, not the CR, but yes, this is very silly.

But it is still progress. It seems this version only has two poison pills

a/ The one about extraordinary measures
b/ They insist on screwing their staffers (and the WH staffers as well) by getting rid of their employer contribution for healthcare.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. they should vote it down in senate just for that provision

very stupid to tie the hands of the treasury.

[onenote]

6. The no extraordinary measure provision relates to the debt ceiling, not funding the government.

Doesn't make any less of a POS, though. Its been part of the repubs wishlist for a long time, so its not a surprise to see it. In fact, a similar provision was one of the reasons that President Clinton vetoed a debt limit bill in 1995.

[TheDebbieDee]

7. I thought this was the "poison pill" that's been referred to for the past week.....

[berni_mccoy]

8. They screwed up anyway... the resolution says "The Secretary of the Treasury". The person, not the

office. One could read that as the order could come from higher up to authorize another person under the Secretary.

[Gothmog]

9. This is a poison pill

The Democrats can not accept this poison bill in that it will tie the hands of Treasury in the future