The headlione is from the Hill and Axios…..
Middle Ground Democratic and Republican Senator’s have a basic plan that runs until the end of January, that keeps Obamacare subities in place , Undo any Federal Government lay-offs from dujring the shut -off, and start money flowing for the effected Departments and Agencies…..
But?
Am I missing something?
What about the US House?
(The plan is for the House to ‘amend their bill’s to meet Senate’s version…Wll They?)
What about President Trump?
A handful of Senate Democrats on Sunday indicated they are ready to advance a package of bills that could end the government shutdown, multiple sources told Axios.
Why it matters: It is the most significant movement toward a bipartisan breakthrough in the talks to reopen the government in over a month.
- At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to advance a package of spending bills and a short term funding measure through the end of January, multiple sources from both parties told Axios.
- The deal would include a December vote on a Democratic proposal to extend ACA tax credits for one year, multiple sources said. It would take 60 votes to pass.
- The agreement is expected to include language that would, at a minimum, undo the federal layoffs that President Trump implemented during the shutdown.
Talks are fluid, and no deal is final until lawmakers have voted. But the discussions are progressing toward a deal that would end weeks of deadlock in the Senate.
The big picture: Senators are in Washington for a rare weekend session, and are on track to vote Sunday on a procedural motion on a government funding package.
- Lawmakers have been asked to return to Washington on Sunday if they left town.
- And the long-awaited text of the three appropriations bills that lawmakers hope to include in the deal was released Sunday afternoon…..
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Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts
The fiscal 2026 legislation could clear Congress alongside an agreement to end the government shutdown.
A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top federal watchdog from dramatic cuts.
Senate leaders hope the legislative branch funding bill, released Sunday, will be enacted in the coming days as part of a deal to end the government shutdown.
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The legislative branch bill negotiated across both parties and chambers also would include an additional $203.5 million for “enhanced member security initiatives,” a key priority after multiple instances of political violence against elected officials this year.
Lawmakers touted $852.2 million funding for the Capitol Police and the separate $30 million for the Mutual Aid Reimbursement Program that is in the House-passed stopgap.
The deal would provide an additional $750 thousand to each senator’s office account for payments for security enhancements and services for lawmakers’ residences, and $5 million to the Senate sergeant at arms to support coordination of security for senators between state and local law enforcement.
The measure requires the House sergeant at arms to provide a briefing on “the new security programs including implemented policies and expenditures” within 30 days of passage of the measure….
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Update….
Lawmakers release first pieces of funding package to sweeten shutdown endgame
The initial release of the legislation would fund veterans programs and military construction through September 2026….
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Lawmakers have released text for a three-bill government funding package — a key ingredient in a possible deal to end the shutdown that’s going on for 40 days.
The package, unveiled Sunday, would fund the operations of Congress and congressional support agencies; the Department of Agriculture and the FDA; and programs and benefits for veterans — as well as Defense Department construction projects — for the 2026 fiscal year….
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Passed on its own, the so-called “minibus” package would not reopen all federal programs or deliver on Democrats’ demand for an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. But top lawmakers see it as a significant demonstration of bipartisan compromise that could help break the shutdown impasse after nearly six weeks of partisan sparring.
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Enacting the three bills would protect key programs from the threat of another funding lapse through next fall. That includes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds that go out to 42 million low-income Americans and are now in flux as the Trump administration challenges court orders requiring the use of emergency funds to keep the nutrition aid flowing during the shutdown.
The full-year funding bills also cover programs for military veterans and farmers, constituencies that tend to favor Republicans on Election Day. Thune himself has pressured the Trump administration to reopen certain farm loans during the current shutdown…..
Schiff Says Republicans Will ‘Cheat’ on Any Compromise
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) suggested on that Republicans would “cheat” on any agreement Democrats ultimately reach with them in order to end the government shutdown, saying his party needs assurances that GOP leaders wouldn’t renege on any legislative promises should a compromise be reached, ABC News reports.
The GOPers might want to act in good faith, but Donald Trump, of course, will press enough Republican legislators to renege and break their promise — if only just to satisfy the would-be Emperor’s lust for total victory, vindication and revenge. (“See, I told you, if we’re cruel enough screws in the right places (even if it hurts your constituents in the Red States), those cowardly Democrats will cave in and let my One Big Beautiful Bill to pass untouched — and Obamacare to crash just like we’ve been saying since 2007 (since my alternatives are SO MUCH BETTER !!!
Republicans of course have no “ alternative “ to Obamacare.
They’ve insisted for years that they were going to come up with a better “ alternative .” They haven’t,nor will they ever because fundamentally they oppose any such program .
I would be interested though in how many of those MAGA peoples are benefiting from Obamacare programs.Likely, if you questioned any of them about the seeming contradiction,you would get the response ( originally given by an Arkansas Republican years ago, “ I don’t want the guvmint messing with my health insurance ( ignorantly unaware of who is paying for that health insurance).
As I recall, one (individual’s) Tea Party sign read “Uncle Sam, keep your filthy hands off my Medicare !!!”
Millions Jck…..
MILLIONS….