Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan managed to rally his defeated troops for one last, stupid attack on the nation, passing a continuing resolution which includes Individual 1’s $5 billion for his Steel Slats that aren’t a wall and disaster funding for all the past two years except for help to Puerto Rico. That money brought along enough Republicans to suck it up one last time. It passed 217-185.
But that’s it. It is not going to pass the Senate. There are not going to be Democratic votes to get the 60 it needs to pass tomorrow, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear in a press conference this afternoon, saying that “the bill that’s on the floor of the House, everyone knows can’t pass the Senate.”
He also said this:
There’s a little over 24 hours before a partial shutdown that would make more than 800,000 federal employees get no pay for Christmas.
That’s a little over 24 hours for the Senate to fail to pass this and the House to figure out how to respond and Trump to come to his senses. So looks like we’re all getting a shutdown for Christmas. There is a bright spot, however. It’s wrecking Sen. Susan Collins’ plans for the holiday.