Democrats Work To Avoid Shutdown

[Charleston Chew]

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Senate Democrats have worked to reach a budget agreement. They spoke Thursday night, explaining differences with Republicans -- who are now focused on ideology rather than numbers in budget discussions
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Moderate Democratic Senators Urge Speaker Boehner To Avoid Government Shutdown That Would Distract From Serious Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Senators: Congress Needs To Focus On Addressing Debt, Not Short-Term Budget Fights

Washington, D.C. – A group of 16 moderate Democratic senators, led by Mark Udall of Colorado, today sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, urging him to prevent a shutdown of the federal government that would hurt our country’s still-fragile economy and distract from the need to work together to address greater, long-term fiscal challenges. The senators agree that addressing the nation’s debt requires urgent action, and they added their voices to those who are extremely concerned that a minority in the Republican Party are pushing for a government shutdown solely to assert a political point.

In addition to Mark Udall, the letter was signed by senators Tom Carper (DE), Michael Bennet (CO), Kay Hagan (NC), Tim Johnson (SD), Mark Begich (AK), Jon Tester (MT), Mark Warner (VA), Ben Nelson (NE), Kent Conrad (ND), Jim Webb (VA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Mary Landrieu (LA), Claire McCaskill (MO), Bob Casey (PA), and Chris Coons (DE).

Not only would a shutdown distract Congress from focusing on a comprehensive, bipartisan approach to debt reduction, economists have warned that it would stunt productivity, erode confidence in the U.S. economy and hamper job growth, the senators wrote. At a time when the economy is still recovering, they said, the federal government and Congress “should be single-mindedly focused on supporting economic development and job growth.” Senate Democrats have shown significant flexibility, agreeing to Republicans’ original proposal to keep the government running through the year while protecting jobs.

http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=332348&

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1. Republicans are nothing more than God Damn traitors!

I hope that fact becomes more than obvious to the people of this nation in the next coming hours and days.

[Charleston Chew]

2. What Will Happen In a Government Shutdown?

What Will Happen In a Government Shutdown?

Democrats and Republicans can't seem to make a deal so it looks like we'll be having a government shutdown. Well, what exactly happens in a government shutdown?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x571324