Sunday, December 13, 2015
House avoids government shutdown with hours to spare
December 11th, 2015, the day the government was hours away from another shutdown and yet again the House pressed for another bill granting them a few more day to get their act together on what needed to be budgeted for certain issues. Obama passed the bill granting the House until Wednesday to figure out what had to be done. New speaker of the House, Paul Ryan has done everything, but inform the public on what his plan is for the fast approaching proposal. Some of the most pressing issues that are up in the air currently are those of "vetting of refugees from Iraq and Syria to regulations over clean air and water." In your opinion what are some of the issues you think are most pressing and should be considered in the deal? What is your standpoint on the looming threats of government shutdown that constantly surface, causing short term fixes?
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It is an egregious fault of our system that every time a major disagreement surfaces, we approach a governement shutdown. What happened to compromise? What happened to doing what is best for the country? I am sickened by the fact that our politicians seem to care more about ideology than reality, with the American people suffering the consequences of their inflexibility.
ReplyDeleteIssues such as the refugee crisis have high priority in politics today, but end up causing so much disagreement that nothing gets accomplished. It's sad to see that our government, including the politicians and the system, is so inefficient, and the people of our country suffer as a oonsequence.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I think the refugee crisis is a major issue that is most pressing and should be considered in the deal. Nothing seems to be changing and there's so much controversy on it that needs to be changed. It is crazy how there's so much looming threats of governemnt shutdown that constantly surface. Every time the a major disagreement comes about, the government approaches a shutdown. Why are there no compromises? That's what our country should be doing becasue it's in the best interest for our country.
ReplyDeleteI think the two most pressing issues of right now are immigration/refugee crisis and gun control (which might go hand-in-hand). In light of all the terrorist attacks abroad and the civil war in Syria, the world (and its countries) need to come up with coordinated plans on how to deal with these issues. Stalling in the US government won't fix the problem yet neither will rushing things. Both groups, Democrats and Republicans, need to work together and compromise and put aside their animosity for the good of the people worldwide. This is no longer just bipartisanship affecting the US, it's affecting the (lack of) progress worldwide.
ReplyDeleteThe shutdown threats remind me of a toddler throwing a tantrum when she can't get her way or two siblings who refuse to share. It's puerile, ridiculous, and gets old fast. These congressmen need to grow up, work together, and actually try to do their job. I'm completely disenchanted with the government and their lack of progress and seemingly "care" for the American people.
I agree with Rachel. It is unacceptable that our government acts like a child. I have even seen children act better and make compromises. It is completely and utterly embarrassing, not to mention damaging.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important issues that need to be discussed are gun control, refugees from Syria and the Middle East, and abortion. There are many, many other issues that should be addressed as soon as possible (student debt, wage gap, the 1% vs. the 99%, health care, LGBTQ rights, etc.). However, these three issues are the most pressing as people's lives are at stake. Literally. These issues need to be discussed and compromises need to be made as soon as possible.
While I, too, am disappointed in the fact that, once again, Congress is waiting until the last possible moment to pass a budget, I do think that the issues being debated are worthy of extra debate time. Regardless of how one feels about environmental protection on behalf of the government or refugees coming from Syria, there is going to be a significant number of people who disagree with you, and, therefore, all people in Congress should get the say they're entitled to. I'm alright with the issues being hashed out between the Republicans and the Democrats, provided that, at the end of the day, compromise can be reached. Government should be about compromise, not ideology, and yet we have gotten so far away from that.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly quite astonishing at the amount of times headlines similar to this surface, and there must be some sort of action taken towards breaking down party lines and seriously calling for more compromise taken. I understand how difficult it can be to actually make significant progress towards fixing a task like that, where there is no way to force people to actually comply, there must be some wave of up and coming politicians who see the malfunction in government now and utilize it as a way to succeed in the future, allowing compromise to become something to be proud of again, not something to hide as it is now. As for issues to include, there are obviously too many for all of the important ones to get the time they deserve, which I hope won't be realized as shortcomings in those areas in the future due to this lack of compromise. However, in my opinion, those issues which currently stand most prominent in the mind of the country are gun rights, especially with the recent executive actions taken, the refugee crisis (both sides need to find middle ground where there is increased vetting but not total exclusion, therefore allowing for actual action to be taken on the issue), and environmental precautions which deserve some serious discussion as well. Aside from those, there are several other issues which are perennial discussion topics, such as the wage gap, abortion, or student debt, but these are not as pressing currently and therefore can be allowed to be pushed off for the time being so as to allow for forward progress until we are caught up to where we need to be, at which point there will be time to actually make progress and compromise in those areas as well.
ReplyDeleteThis is embarrassing! Congress has a terrible public approval rate, I would think that they would try and do something to help their public approval, not hurt it. Issues such as gun control, refugees and women's rights are, in my opinion, the most pressing issues. Congress needs to get over themselves and make things work. The amount of ego in the House of Representatives takes up all the space. There is no room for compromise and democracy, only ego. The term "government shutdown" shouldn't be a casual topic. The government is literally the foundation for our country. The thought of it shutting down shouldn't be taken lightly.
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