House Republican leaders are sending members home for the week amid deep divisions over funding the government ahead of the rapidly-approaching September 30 deadline, according to multiple GOP sources.
Democrats voted no because it’s a divergence from the deal McCarthy negotiated in May. Hard-line Republicans voted no because it’s not enough of a divergence and only gives them some of what they asked for (even though what they’re already getting is a non-starter in the Democrat-controlled Senate).
McCarthy could present a bill that adheres to the previously negotiated spending limits and it would almost 100% pass with support from moderate Democrats and Republicans overriding the no votes from the freedom caucus and a few progressive Democrats, but McCarthy is afraid to do that because the wing nuts are threatening to oust him from the speakership if he doesn’t cave to their demands.
Make no mistake: the Democrats have zero responsibility for this mess. And make no mistake: the only way this ends is McCarthy growing the balls to tell the wing nuts to get fucked. The only variable is whether that happens before or after a government shutdown.
Ah, okay, so the Dems voted against because they aren’t given anything and McCarthy already reneged on their previous deal. I feel like that’s some important context the article could have used. But that does mean the hard-liners are voting with the Dems, which is ironic considering their whole position.
Democrats voted no because it’s a divergence from the deal McCarthy negotiated in May. Hard-line Republicans voted no because it’s not enough of a divergence and only gives them some of what they asked for (even though what they’re already getting is a non-starter in the Democrat-controlled Senate).
McCarthy could present a bill that adheres to the previously negotiated spending limits and it would almost 100% pass with support from moderate Democrats and Republicans overriding the no votes from the freedom caucus and a few progressive Democrats, but McCarthy is afraid to do that because the wing nuts are threatening to oust him from the speakership if he doesn’t cave to their demands.
Make no mistake: the Democrats have zero responsibility for this mess. And make no mistake: the only way this ends is McCarthy growing the balls to tell the wing nuts to get fucked. The only variable is whether that happens before or after a government shutdown.
Ah, okay, so the Dems voted against because they aren’t given anything and McCarthy already reneged on their previous deal. I feel like that’s some important context the article could have used. But that does mean the hard-liners are voting with the Dems, which is ironic considering their whole position.