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1. we had the senate then

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Original post)

Fri Mar 14, 2025, 11:25 AM

Mar 2025

...we have zero power to legislatively influence the consequences of a shutdown, especially the interests of furloughed, almost certainly indefinitely released workers as Trump/Musk effectively dismantles and materially shuts their agencies down without any obstacle like a pesky CR or a budget.

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The Government shut down for over a month in 2018 [View all] berniesandersmittens Mar 2025 OP

we had the senate then bigtree Mar 2025 #1

I think we had the House, but not the Senate at that point berniesandersmittens Mar 2025 #2

We did not have the House or the Senate. We had just won the House, but it was about 10 days before swearing in. LeftInTX Mar 2025 #9

Yep. Freethinker65 Mar 2025 #3

People ran out of food in a month? Wow n/t leftstreet Mar 2025 #4

Most people live paycheck to paycheck. With no Luz Mar 2025 #5

Clearly then, federal workers are underpaid n/t leftstreet Mar 2025 #6

Its not just govt workers, we're ALL underpaid. Luz Mar 2025 #7

Nope. Not everyone. Some yes. Freethinker65 Mar 2025 #8