Like most Democrats, I’m trained to believe that you always vote for [continuing resolutions]. Government shutdowns are a stupid idea. It’s the radical Republicans who want to shut down the government.
But this is a bizarre situation in which the president of the United States and this billionaire are already shutting down the government.
So if I’m a Democrat in Congress, why do I vote for a continuing resolution to fund programs that are not continuing? It really is just a blank check.
It’s like giving Trump and Musk a trillion dollars and saying, Spend it as you like…
#USPolitics
https://newrepublic.com/article/192575/transcript-trump-sinking-heres-dems-shouldnt-save-him
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