Thread: Democrats reject measure to pay workers during shutdown

Funny how the media is silent on this...


-The House rejected a GOP measure to pay furloughed workers but keep the government closed in a 222-195 vote.

Six Democrats voted for the GOP measure, offered as an alternative to a Democratic bill to reopen the government.

The Democratic bill, which would have funded the government through Feb. 28, is expected to be approved but is dead on arrival in the Senate. A vote on that measure will be postponed until next week.

The move comes as parties continue to point fingers over who bears the responsibility for the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Republicans have accused Democrats of failing to take negotiations on border security and President Trump border wall seriously, calling on negotiators to put forward a compromise.

“While Democrats flail under their misguided leadership, Republicans continue to offer solutions. This time we are working to get federal employees paid and give Democrats time to negotiate an end to the shutdown,” a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in an email to reporters...

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4...pen-government

Well, ultimately people are stupid and Trump is the one that went for the shutdown, and so the Dems want it to keep going knowing Trump will be to blame.