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  • US government shutdown ties record, as congressional inaction takes toll

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    The U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday entered its 35th day, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's first term for the longest in history, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress continue to blame each other for the standoff. The toll increases by the day. Food assistance for the poor has been halted for the first time, federal workers from airports to law enforcement and the military are going unpaid and the economy is flying blind with limited government reporting. The Senate has voted more than a dozen times against a House of Representatives-passed stopgap funding measure, and no lawmakers have ... (full story)

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Schultz
Nov 5, 2025 1:37am
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The U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday entered its 35th day, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's first term for the longest in history... Food assistance for the poor has been halted for the first time..

Just another accomplishment, gee there are so many.
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Schultz
Nov 5, 2025 9:32am
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Quoting mcsilver
{quote} Sorry Schultz, I didn't realize I was communicating with a person who doesn't know how the U.S. Government operates and that the President has no authority over this shutdown.. Sorry buddy, but thank god you have the internet to tell you who's fault it is.
Your apology means absolutely nothing. Less than zero. Why are you so sorry?

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mcsilver
Nov 4, 2025 7:59pm
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The "Senate" Republicans voted for a clean CR. The Senate Democrats voted against a clean CR. It takes 60 votes so if democrats all stand against opening the government, it is really just the democrats isn't it? They want $1.5 trillion for their pet socialist projects. Whatever the Trump administration is trying to do, the current democrats are going to go in the opposite direction at all costs. It really is that simple.
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mcsilver
Nov 5, 2025 9:24am
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Quoting Schultz
The U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday entered its 35th day, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's first term for the longest in history... Food assistance for the poor has been halted for the first time.. Just another accomplishment, gee there are so many.
Sorry Schultz, I didn't realize I was communicating with a person who doesn't know how the U.S. Government operates and that the President has no authority over this shutdown.. Sorry buddy, but thank god you have the internet to tell you who's fault it is.
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