As ‘Republican Shutdown’ Nears, Dems Say ‘Hell No’ to Trump-Backed Spending Bill |
“They’re cutting healthcare to kids because Elon gets his money from defense contracts so they’ll never touch the military budget,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/as-republican-shutdown-nears-dems-say-hell-no-to-trump-backed-spending-bill

30 comments

  1. It’s sad but this is just a preview of upcoming events.

  2. I don’t know why they’re worried about spending on children when their whole game plan is classrooms full of dead bodies. Those don’t require upkeep or government programs.

  3. Elon Musk is a reprehensible person. I’m ashamed that I ever defended him.

  4. Well she’s just grasping at straws as expected after losing that seat

  5. If they kill the kids, who’s gonna work in his factories

  6. We’re still over a month from Trump even taking office with a ~3 seat House majority, and the GOP already has *38 defectors* on bills and an unprecedented internal conflict with an unelected billionaire who claims he’ll primary anyone who disagrees with him.

    If it weren’t so supremely dangerous to Americans in the coming years, it would be extremely entertaining.

  7. Was it not a clean CR with a 2 year debt ceiling removal? I’m not seeing what’s so controversial about this bill if that’s the case since it literally does what they always end up doing anyway (wait until the last minute and then just delay making any decisions).

  11. And that is exactly why Pelosi shut her out. AOC speaks truth to power.

  12. Good, don’t help the GOP at all. It’s not the democrats fault that they can’t pass anything without help.

  15. Is your budget decreasing? We have to cut the government. We should all pray for cuts so deep that we see and feel the benefit of the government spending. We can all say don’t cut healthcare but what we all should be asking is how effective and efficient is the dollar.

  17. This spending bill required 2/3 vote to pass. Even if all GOP members voted yea to pass, the bill would have been soundly defeated by the Democrats voting “no”.

    This will be known as a “Democrat Shutdown”.

  19. DEMOCRATS NEED TO JUMP ON THIS.

    The entire country just cheered the death of a healthcare CEO. Make this entire fight about healthcare.

    NOW. Put the GOP on the wrong side of a bipartisan popular issue.

  21. Hopefully they cut the Fostercare system. Got a friend whose kids were taken- the baby has had unnecessary surgery, and G-tube feedings so the foster parents continue to get “therapy money”.
    When the doctor asked why she was still on Gtube feedings- and not eating foods- the foster mom replied
    “She doesn’t like me to hold the spoon… and when I give it to her … she gets it all over”

    Doc said… sounds like a BAAABBY!

  22. How is it a ‘republican shutdown’ when every democrat voted against it, along with a quarter as many republicans? Wouldn’t it be a ‘democrat-led, bipartisan shutdown’?

  23. Who elected AoC??? She’s about as bright as black 4.0

  24. Arrest 34 counts of convicted felonies Donald Trump. No convict should hold public office.

  25. This AOC lady is great. The democrats should definitely elect her to a leadership position

  26. Confused here .
    She wants to cut military aid as we are gearing up to face Russia, china, north Korea and Iran.
    She is very backwards or forgetting everything she said before.
    She supports defending Ukraine and Taiwan. Both of these take alot of military aid and funding.

    Here her saying supporting and funding you Ukraine supports Americans and Europe.
    You know we fund Ukraine by giving our older stuff for the most part. We then pay defense companies to build us brand new higher tech weapons. So we getting stronger as we supporting.

    https://youtu.be/wUjQWiEqcbo?si=Yg-MPay6NGKcX8y8

  27. Of course they are, I think what’s more important is that republicans are pushing back, already.

  28. AOC is correct, but also a hypocrite because Democrat support the defense budget when Trump was in office previously they inflated the defense budget and military spending beyond what Republicans had asked for.

    Anyone with half a brain knows that politicians make money off of the military and that they’re all bought and paid for by these companies and contractors.

    If politicians were really for the people, they would cut the defense and military budgets and give that money to social programs that people actually want. Instead, we send money to countries and spend money on military equipment that we know we will not use because American politics in a nutshell.

  29. Let’s talk about the 38 Republicans who voted against it too.

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