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Cross-posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/27194393:

House dems are PISSED at what Schumer just did. This is the case where outside voices are maximally helpful - when people on the inside of the party want him out. Let's build continued pressure. This will not happen overnight, it will happened when we keep the pressure consistently high

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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago (11 children)

“This was not an easy decision,” Cortez Masto, who represents a state that Trump carried last year, said in a statement. “I’m outraged by the reckless actions of President Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans in control of Congress, so I refuse to hand them a shutdown where they would have free rein to cause more chaos and harm.”

How would shutting down the government give the president more power to cause chaos?

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Leaving federal buildings empty, so musk and his goons can go in and do damage without any resistance? A shutdown will not stop musk since he is not a government employee.

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