I'm going through it with this 3 causing the government shutdown
preservation of 1 with Alexandria August · Author Alexandria August
November 12, 202517m 54sExplicit
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Show Notes
The three specific bills in the package are the Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA), and Legislative Branch appropriations bills
- The shutdown's cause: The ongoing government shutdown is a result of broader Congressional disagreements on appropriations bills, not a specific failure of the 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act.
- The bill as a solution: The 2025 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill is one of the spending measures being considered by the Senate to end the shutdown.
- Proposed funding: The bill proposes to fully fund veterans' healthcare and benefits, and provide significant funding for military construction, including family housing.
- Well, at least the military will keep its full healthcare and funding
- but these people here sided with the reds smh Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
- Sen. Angus King of Maine (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
- Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
- Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
- Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
- Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
- just why?,