John Thune Warns Dems After House Passes 'Clean' CR, Criticizes Partisan Dem Bill

House Passes Clean Continuing Resolution

• 🏛️ The House has passed a short-term clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government for a few additional weeks.
• 🤝 This CR is intended to allow time for bipartisan work on appropriations bills.

Contrast with Democrat Bill

• ⚖️ Senate Majority Leader John Thune highlighted the stark contrast between the Republican and Democrat-proposed CRs.
• ❌ The Republican bill is described as clean and nonpartisan, while the Democrat bill is characterized as a "dirty CR" laden with partisan policies.
• 🎯 The Democrat bill is seen as an attempt to appease the party's leftist base.

Call for Regular Order

• 🗓️ Thune reiterated his commitment to returning the Senate to regular order for appropriations bills, avoiding last-minute deals.
• 🗣️ He emphasized the importance of committee consideration, debate, and amendments for funding the government.

Democrat Obstruction and Double Standards

• 🚫 Democrats are accused of not accepting a "yes" answer and attempting to hold government funding hostage with partisan demands.
• ⏪ Thune pointed out that Democrats have previously voted for clean CRs multiple times under the Biden administration, calling their current opposition a double standard.
• 😠 He suggested this opposition stems from Democrats' inability to accept Donald Trump's election, leading to an "endless temper tantrum."

Criticism of Democrat CR Provisions

• 🏥 Thune detailed potential negative impacts of the Democrat bill, including allowing non-citizens and able-bodied adults to remain on Medicaid while cutting home and community-based services for Americans with disabilities.
• 🏞️ It could also eliminate investments in rural healthcare and dilute Medicaid resources for those most in need.

The Ball is in the Democrats' Court

• ⚠️ Thune warned Democrats against shutting down the government over a clean CR, urging them to reconsider if they believe it will gain political points.
• ✅ He stated that Democrats have the power to vote for the clean CR to fund the government and allow appropriations work to continue, or vote for their own partisan CR, moving closer to a shutdown.