{"articles":[{"reaction_config":[{"text":"Yes","color":"#624960","stance":"yes"},{"text":"Maybe","color":"#edb723","stance":"maybe"},{"text":"No","color":"#4ac6ec","stance":"no"}],"id":35308,"title":"President Trump Signs Bill Funding Gov't Thru November 21st to Avoid Shutdown","html_content":"

by Causes | 9.28.19

Late on Friday, President Donald Trump signed the stopgap bill to fund the government and extend expiring programs through November 21st into law, ending the threat of a shutdown at midnight Monday. The bill’s enactment came as Congress departed the Capitol for a two week recess.

When lawmakers return on October 15th, they’ll have a tight window in which to find bipartisan consensus on how to spend the $1.371 trillion in fiscal year 2020 appropriations they agreed to at a high level in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.

Once Congress returns, the Senate is scheduled to be in session during each of the six weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving recess when the next funding deadline looms, but the House only has 20 legislative days in which to process the funding bills and manage a formal impeachment inquiry. Democratic leaders are reportedly considering holding a vote on at least some impeachment articles prior to Thanksgiving.

— Eric Revell

(Photo Credit: White House / Public Domain)

","image_urls":{"large":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/q_auto/uploads/akW3yomg/43b109/Donald_Trump_signing_legislation_2018%20%281%29.jpg","medium":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/q_auto/uploads/akW3yomg/43b109/Donald_Trump_signing_legislation_2018%20%281%29.jpg","small":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/q_auto/uploads/akW3yomg/43b109/Donald_Trump_signing_legislation_2018%20%281%29.jpg","thumb":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/q_auto/uploads/akW3yomg/43b109/Donald_Trump_signing_legislation_2018%20%281%29.jpg","xsmall":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/q_auto/uploads/akW3yomg/43b109/Donald_Trump_signing_legislation_2018%20%281%29.jpg"},"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/articles/35308-president-trump-signs-bill-funding-gov-t-november-21st-avoid-shutdown","article_comments":"https://www.causes.com/api/articles/35308-president-trump-signs-bill-funding-gov-t-november-21st-avoid-shutdown/comments"},"comment_count":173,"action_count":1399,"cta_prompt":"Will the impeachment probe make a Thanksgiving shutdown more likely?","cta_type":"reactions","share_count":9,"published_at":"2019-09-28T14:51:55.937Z","is_countable_article":true,"allow_advocacy":true,"profile_id":1,"signed":false,"signatures_count":null,"signatures_goal":100,"signable_progress":0,"video_url":null,"video_dimensions":null,"video_aspect_ratio":null}],"users":[{"name":"Dara","vote_count":1101,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-hat.png","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-hat.png","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-hat.png"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/Q9zobX2W/following","followers":"/api/users/Q9zobX2W/followers"},"about_me":null,"twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":0,"is_following":null,"influence_score":1430,"influence_level":30,"follower_count":41,"following_count":3,"position_count":802,"id":"Q9zobX2W","partner_id":null},{"name":"Ellen","vote_count":677,"photos":{"large":"https://graph.facebook.com/10153482943388607/picture?width=150&height=150","small":"https://graph.facebook.com/10153482943388607/picture?width=75&height=75","tiny":"https://graph.facebook.com/10153482943388607/picture?width=20&height=20","facebook":"https://graph.facebook.com/10153482943388607/picture"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/kW3oxXoW/following","followers":"/api/users/kW3oxXoW/followers"},"about_me":null,"twitter_id":"Ellendeflorade","facebook_id":"Ellendeflora","youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":0,"is_following":null,"influence_score":1110,"influence_level":30,"follower_count":43,"following_count":7,"position_count":591,"id":"kW3oxXoW","partner_id":null},{"name":"Brian","vote_count":632,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/Q9zejaOm/large_q9zejaom-1593604071.jpg","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/Q9zejaOm/small_q9zejaom-1593604071.jpg","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/Q9zejaOm/tiny_q9zejaom-1593604071.jpg","facebook":"https://graph.facebook.com/10212492284331978/picture"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/Q9zejaOm/following","followers":"/api/users/Q9zejaOm/followers"},"about_me":"We all have inalienable rights, and we must keep working together until we're all able to exercise our rights equally without infringing on or hurting others.","twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":37,"is_following":null,"influence_score":3000,"influence_level":30,"follower_count":122,"following_count":7,"position_count":615,"id":"Q9zejaOm","partner_id":null},{"name":"Charles","vote_count":505,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-flags.png","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-flags.png","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-with-flags.png"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/4mKpzNz9/following","followers":"/api/users/4mKpzNz9/followers"},"about_me":null,"twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":0,"is_following":null,"influence_score":570,"influence_level":30,"follower_count":23,"following_count":0,"position_count":339,"id":"4mKpzNz9","partner_id":"efa417af-11b4-4a08-9b10-fff245626400"},{"name":"Joanne ","vote_count":361,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/zm8wROXZ/large_zm8wroxz-1583291005.jpg","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/zm8wROXZ/small_zm8wroxz-1583291005.jpg","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/zm8wROXZ/tiny_zm8wroxz-1583291005.jpg"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/zm8wROXZ/following","followers":"/api/users/zm8wROXZ/followers"},"about_me":null,"twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":0,"is_following":null,"influence_score":2670,"influence_level":30,"follower_count":106,"following_count":15,"position_count":273,"id":"zm8wROXZ","partner_id":"efa417af-11b4-4a08-9b10-fff245626400"},{"name":"jimK","vote_count":543,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/9odrQBnb/large_9odrqbnb-1557000969.jpg","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/9odrQBnb/small_9odrqbnb-1557000969.jpg","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/9odrQBnb/tiny_9odrqbnb-1557000969.jpg"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/9odrQBnb/following","followers":"/api/users/9odrQBnb/followers"},"about_me":"Retired, Politically Independent. Won’t listen to slogans, chanted mantras or generally any kind of marketing spin or “rebranding” crap. I firmly believe that everyone else is entitled to their erroneous opinions. Citizen vigilance and due diligence is price we must pay to live in a thriving, functional democracy.\nI fear that our citizens are too easily swayed by politician’s pablum about “babies”, “jobs” and now, in particular, perceived “enemies”. I fear that a citizenry focused on the “here-and-now” is easily tricked by short term benefits that have negative long-term consequences. I fear that our legislators are more concerned about buffing their constituents than looking out for the long-term welfare of our country- and are way too eager to provide those short-term benefits to the “here-and-now” crowd.\nI fear that honor is generally being sacrificed/replaced by expediency. I hear politicians eloquently argue for one side of an issue and later, when it’s to their benefit, just as eloquently argue for the opposite side. OK, so they are good at arguing- but what is that they actually believe? What is it that they actually stand for? An honorable person has values that persist even when it is not convenient or expedient. An honorable person has a moral compass that stops them from doing something wrong even if it is not illegal. A foul is a foul- even if the referee doesn’t catch you.\nI fear that each of our federal governmental branches have devised or discovered shortcuts which tend to protect them from the checks and balances our founders intended.","twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":"jimk","issue_count":4,"is_following":null,"influence_score":44520,"influence_level":40,"follower_count":1516,"following_count":81,"position_count":538,"id":"9odrQBnb","partner_id":null}],"article_comment":{"flagged":false,"id":1052952,"body":"It’s all about politics, not the nation. We have lost the ability to elect leaders. We elected a reality star who is a bankrupt crook. ","parent_type":"Article","parent_id":35308,"created_at":"2019-09-28T15:38:12.736Z","liked":false,"like_count":5,"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/comments/1052952","likers":"https://www.causes.com/api/v1/likers?likeable_id=1052952&likeable_type=Comment"},"article_id":35308,"shareable_image_url":"https://n.causes.com/share-images/comments/1052952.png","note":{"text":"Maybe","color":"#edb723","stance":"maybe"},"note_text":"Maybe","note_color":"#edb723","user_id":"Q9zobX2W","liker_ids":["kW3oxXoW","Q9zejaOm","4mKpzNz9","zm8wROXZ","9odrQBnb"]}}

Like Causes?

Comment Liked by 5 Users