cross-posted from: https://kbin.melroy.org/m/usa@midwest.social/t/1306792
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown
(schumer wasn’t the defector this time)
what we got:
a provision that would call federal workers who were laid off during the shutdown back to their jobs. It also would provide funds to ensure that federal workers who were furloughed during the shutdown can receive retroactive pay [(the latter as required by a 2019 law defector Angus King passed)].
The short-term spending bill would additionally bar the Office of Management and Budget from implementing any additional mass layoffs of federal workers through Jan. 30.
what we did not:
healthcare
Most Americans sound so freaking DUMB
Why would you require 60 votes out of 100 to pass any law?
Seriously, what the fuck?! This is a recipe for total political paralysis.
In Canada or Australia, you just need a simple majority to pass a law.
It’s not a requirement. It’s a self imposed rule set by the Senate.