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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by gammateam on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:19PM (#18780606)
> The partial goverment shutdown is caused by the president's unwillingness to sign a bill as well as Congress's inability to pass a bill the president is willing to sign.

you forgot: or pass a bill the president can't sign, by overriding a veto

but that also requires even greater consensus than Congress can currently achieve.

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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by stephenboyd on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:37PM (#18780748)
The Senate unanimously passed a budget bill to extend current funding levels into February. It had a good chance of veto-proof supermajority support in the House, but the outgoing Speaker of the House refused to bring it to a vote.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by max76 on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:21PM (#18780617)
> you forgot: or pass a bill the president can't sign, by overriding a veto

Are you talking about passing a bill with such a high majority that the president cannot veto the bill? I wonder if the budget was ever passed with such a majority.

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