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Torchlight

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5. All it takes is the little Johnson to allow it

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:14 AM

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I'm not going to point my finger at the intake valve when the tire is flat.

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Congress withholding pay & benefits from any .gov worker is inhumane. [View all] Jacson6 Yesterday OP

The Senate passed a bill to pay TSA workers. Speaker Johnson won't allow it to come to the floor of the House for a vote surfered Yesterday #1

Republicans control Congress Prairie Gates Yesterday #2

I'm not here to argue about who did what. Congress as an overall policy should not deny workers paychecks in the future. Jacson6 Yesterday #3

Well you should be here to argue who did what gab13by13 Yesterday #4

So you're trolling. mr715 Yesterday #27

I don't appreciate your Ad hominem. N/T Jacson6 23 hrs ago #29

Apologies. mr715 22 hrs ago #30

All I'm saying that what congress has done to these workers and their families is to harm them. Jacson6 22 hrs ago #31

They'll get back pay. mr715 22 hrs ago #32

Everyone knows there is the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. everyonematters Yesterday #7

They met the threshold Prairie Gates Yesterday #8

We are still refusing to fund DHS. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. everyonematters Yesterday #10

The action is refusing to greenlight fascist murderers on the streets of our communities Prairie Gates Yesterday #11

It got passed. mr715 Yesterday #28

All it takes is the little Johnson to allow it Torchlight Yesterday #5

Or 4(ish?) GOPers to sign a discharge petition SSJVegeta Yesterday #6

Everyone is accountable for their own actions. Refusing to fund DHS is an action. everyonematters Yesterday #9

Bull, that is a right wing talking point IMO. gab13by13 Yesterday #12

Why do you think our approval rating with independents is 28%? It is actions like this. everyonematters Yesterday #13

Can you give me a source for that number? dpibel Yesterday #14

In today's YouGov poll it is 23%. everyonematters Yesterday #15

Sorry to be dense, but how about a link? dpibel Yesterday #16

No problem. everyonematters Yesterday #18

Thank you. dpibel Yesterday #20

Here's a Quinnipiac poll from a few days ago EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #17

The low favorability with independents, is an indication that they are voting with us as a check on Trump, everyonematters Yesterday #19

I would agree. But in the short term, I'm happy to focus on that positive EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #21

Yes, if we win the House or the Senate, that will be our big chance to show that we can make a difference. everyonematters Yesterday #25

Ok. mr715 Yesterday #23

Imagine Prairie Gates Yesterday #24

I am sympathetic to the concern for people that have been hurt. mr715 Yesterday #26

There is a lot of cruelty Congress should stop. mr715 Yesterday #22