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  • Re: 116th Congress: Episode 1 - Trial by Fire

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...9ju?li=BBnbcA1
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      Originally posted by aparch View Post
      My Schoolhouse Rock is a bit rusty, is there a time limit on Bills approved from the House, or could a potential Dem controlled Senate in the 117th Congress take a look at two years of backlog from the house and go "Hey! These are great! *rubber stanp*"??

      Okay, my Schoolhouse Rock is a lot rusty. Just need the reminder.
      The time limit is the fiscal year for most bills, but some, such as Constitutional Amendments, can spend years as bills and only become irrelevant because nobody does anything with them.
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      • Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
        The time limit is the fiscal year for most bills, but some, such as Constitutional Amendments, can spend years as bills and only become irrelevant because nobody does anything with them.
        For most appropriation bills, yes. Otherwise, it is the length of the Congress (2 yrs)
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          Every two years bills expire when the new Congress starts. Amendments only stay open longer if they've already passed and are waiting for ratification by the states.

          This is why the Senate's unanimous voice vote to keep the government open no longer counts, even though the house just passed the exact same thing.

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            Senate bill introduced that would prevent Congress from getting paid during a shutdown

            There's no way this passes, but it's a nice thought.
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              Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
              They are insane if they don't pass it. The millionaire (billionaire) Members don't need the money.
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                Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                It should include POTUS. I'd love to see Trump's decision should it ever reach his desk.

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                  Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                  They are insane if they don't pass it. The millionaire (billionaire) Members don't need the money.
                  Not every Congressman working in the House is rich and can afford not to be paid when Orange ****tard goes on one of his temper tantrums.
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                  • Re: 116th Congress: Episode 1 - Trial by Fire

                    IIRC, parts of the Constitution stops that bill
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                      Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                      It should include POTUS. I'd love to see Trump's decision should it ever reach his desk.
                      Trump would sign it instantly. It's another chance for him to show the world how much money he wants us to think he has.
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                        Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                        Not every Congressman working in the House is rich and can afford not to be paid when Orange ****tard goes on one of his temper tantrums.
                        And an even lower percentage of federal employees earning an hourly wage are rich and can afford to have their paychecks delayed.

                        Originally posted by bronconick View Post
                        IIRC, parts of the Constitution stops that bill
                        Correct. I remember reading that earlier this week.
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                        • Re: 116th Congress: Episode 1 - Trial by Fire

                          Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                          Not every Congressman working in the House is rich and can afford not to be paid when Orange ****tard goes on one of his temper tantrums.
                          No, they aren't. But, they have the power to end it. The rest of the government doesn't.
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                            Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                            No, they aren't. But, they have the power to end it. The rest of the government doesn't.
                            No, they don't. The people with power here are Nancy, Chuck, Turtle Boy, and the Orange ****tard. The rest have very little to none.
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                              Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                              No, they don't. The people with power here are Nancy, Chuck, Turtle Boy, and the Orange ****tard. The rest have very little to none.
                              Then it's their fault for giving up that power to them.

                              Funding the government is the responsibility of Congress.
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                                Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                                Then it's their fault for giving up that power to them.

                                Funding the government is the responsibility of Congress.
                                I don't think you understand the issue as well as you think it does. If Trump wants to shut down the Government and Turtle Boy does whatever Trump wants then the Government is going to stay shut down. It won't matter what any one Congressman in the House or Senate does.
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