By a strange sort of political theater where House Republicans made funding for the government contingent on killing the president s health law, and then House Republicans try it again and then again right up until the bitter end. As of tonight at this hour, we have no deal. And there was one last minute to try and kill obama care for a precondition for funding the government but the democrats rejected that ma tphaneuver. As we gather here, i am reminded that president washington when he was leaving office cautioned against Political Parties that were at war with their own government and here we are tonight. Now, the shutdown is in effect as of now. We are advised the office of management and budget authorized the execution of the shutdown underway, and we are told to expect sometime in the next 30 minutes more voting in the house of representatives. If the house of representatives want to change the tact, if the republicans conveyed the message they want to do Something Different now,
Grossing you out, im sorry. When i was leaving washington to come back to new york this morning, i picked up the print versions of the Washington Post and the New York Times with their big shutdown stories today. Shutdown, shutdown in big type, right . But i also picked up the Washington Times, which is a conservative newspaper. Theyre a really conservative newspaper. They really only market themselves to conservatives. So the one big inhouse ad theyve got in the paper today is this one, which is selling Washington Times tshirts which say conservatives are cool and the os are hipster glasses. The only other ads they have are these halfpage ads and they advertise eight talk radio shows and all eight of them are old right wing white guys, 8 for 8. They have an expensive wrap around news ad. It must have been expensive, its for the nra. It highlights this inspiring story of a young woman with a gun who says she wants to grow up to an nra lobbyist. Aw. Theres one book review today, a biogr
The New York Daily News had this, the take on house of cards starring kevin spacey. Not the first time they called out the irresponsible side of a shutdown fight. This was the cover when Newt Gingrich forced another Government Shutdown. When i was leaving washington to come back to new york this morning, i picked up the print versions of the Washington Post and the New York Times with their big shutdown stories today. Shutdown, shutdown in big type, right . But i also picked up the Washington Times, which is a conservative newspaper. Theyre a really conservative newspaper. They really only market themselves to conservatives. So the one big inhouse ad theyve got in the paper today is this one, which is selling Washington Times tshirts which say conservatives are cool and the os are hipster glasses. The only other ads they have are these halfpage ads and they advertise eight talk radio shows and all eight of them are old right wing white guys, 8 for 8. They have an expensive wrap around
This measure also includes 58 delsh 58. 7 billion in advance funding for the v. A. , ensuring that veterans will continue to have full access to their medical care needs, regardless where Congress Stand in the annual appropriations process. The underlying legislation includes funding for Important National programs and activities such as the medical and Prosthetic Research account, post9 11 g. I. Bill authorities and encouragement for the department to maximize the availability of Mental Health services to veteran victims of sexual trauma while serving in the military. H. R. 4487, the legislative Branch Appropriations bill, while a bipartisan effort, and for the most part noncontroversial, still falls short of restoring funding levels for member offices and committee staff. As with their fixation on cutting spending on any investment in our nations infrastructure, education, and scientific research, my friends on the republican side continue to believe that you can reduce the budget in
Streets of americas most violent cities. With that i yield. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Mr. Wolf i strike the requisite number of words. The gentleman raise as good point and im going to oppose the amendment and ill get into it but wed be glad to work with him to see what we could. Because i think when you have, you know, mr. Fattah knows, when weve had different areas, well be glad to meet with you and a. T. F. To get them to do this. Their budget really hasnt been cut. Its flat. I think theyre 1 million off. This is the only agency that didnt get a big hit in sequestration. But the reason i oppose the amendment and ill get to your issue at the end is it would take a reduction from nasas commercial crew. You have seen the stories where putin said and the head of their Space Program and general said, if we want to get their space station were going to have to use a trampoline. The funds for this program are critical to allow nasa to remain a Development