Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages
by torstenvl on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:30PM
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I think you're mostly right, so please don't take this the wrong way, but I think you might be overstating your case to say that GP's take is a complete fabrication. There were veto threats involved that led directly to the shutdown, specifically pertaining to a stop-gap that would have run till February 8th.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/26/trump-says-he-will-wait-to-g...
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages
by leereeves on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:39PM
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Thank you, you're right, that's important to include.
But that's the only detail of the story told above that's true.
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages
by busterarm on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:13PM
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Thank you for trying. We're in the post-facts era of journalism and most people just recite what supports their worldview.
I don't even support Trump, but I can't simply state facts anymore because they don't support the mainstream narrative. The emperor has no clothes.
Paul Ryan and the House passed a budget bill that included wall funding.
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/20/678602214/senate-approves-tem...
The Senate failed to pass a compatible budget bill because Democrats refused to include any funding for a wall.
> Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, of New York, pledged to continue the discussions, but said it was clear there are not enough votes to pass a spending measure that includes funding for a wall along the nation’s southern border.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/21/gove...