Friend —
President Obama made the mission clear:
We have a message to send to the members of Congress who are trying to shut down the government over Obamacare. Yesterday, the Senate rejected their plan — now there are three days left to pass a budget.
Answer the President’s call — tell John Boehner to stand up to the House Shutdown Caucus:
Don’t wait — the clock’s ticking.
We’ll be in touch as we know more.
Thanks,
Jon
———-Original Message———-
From: Barack Obama
Subject: I want to make sure this message gets through:
Friend —
Right now, the hard work we’ve put in to get our economy back on track is at risk. And there’s only one reason for it: A group of far-right Republicans in Congress is obsessed with making an ideological point.
They refuse to pass a budget unless I let them sabotage Obamacare, something they know is not going to happen. Now, we’re left with only four days before a government shutdown.
This is reckless and irresponsible. Republicans are not focused on what’s best for you. They’re playing political games.
I called House Speaker John Boehner the other night to tell him that Americans like you have worked too long and too hard to dig our nation out of the financial crisis, and the last thing we need is for Washington to manufacture another.
I want to make sure that message gets through. Add your voice — remind Speaker Boehner that Congress has a job to do.
Passing a budget is the most basic duty the Constitution gives to Congress.
Congress needs to hear from the people who sent them to Washington.
As we get closer to the September 30th deadline, that might mean picking up the phone, getting the facts out to friends on social media, or showing up at your local congressional office. OFA will be asking a lot of you, and I hope you’ll get involved.
Start today by telling Speaker Boehner that Congress must come together to pass a budget:
http://my.barackobama.com/Pass-a-Budget
Thank you,
Barack
Congress and Obama are making a big deal over something that has happened many times who remembers in the 70s? did it hurt? If so why no history of the bad things?
WOW DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT 17 OUT OF 18 TIMES THEY CONTROLLED THE HOUSE??? BIG DEAL HUH? TERRORISTS HUH? WANT TO HURT THE PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY HUH? WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE DEMOCRATS AGAIN LIE LIE LIE AND CALL NAMES ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE MANY TIMES.
This would be 18th government shutdown in U.S. history
From NBC’s Pete Williams
In official parlance, they’re called “spending gaps,” a term the experts prefer to “government shutdown,” because the government doesn’t fully shut down. They’ve been imposed 17 times since 1976, the year Congress began its revised budgeting process.
PAST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS
Year Beginning date Length in Days Ending date
(at midnight)
1976 Thursday, Sept 30 10 Monday, Oct 11
1977 Friday, Sept 30 12 Thursday, Oct 13
Monday, Oct 31 8 Wednesday, Nov 9
Wednesday, Nov 30 8 Friday, Dec 9
1978 Saturday, Sept 30 17 Wednesday, Oct 18
1979 Sunday, Sept 30 11 Friday, Oct 12
1981 Friday, Nov 20 2 Monday, Nov 23
1982 Thursday, Sept 30 1 Saturday, Oct 2
Friday, Dec 17 3 Tuesday, Dec 21
1983 Thursday, Nov 10 3 Monday, Nov 14
1984 Sunday, Sept 30 2 Wednesday, Oct 3
Wednesday, Oct 3 1 Friday, Oct 5
1986 Thursday, Oct 16 1 Saturday, Oct 18
1987 Friday, Dec 18 1 Sunday, Dec 20
1990 Friday, Oct 5 3 Tuesday, Oct 9
1995 Monday, Nov 13 5 Sunday, Nov 19
Friday, Dec 15 21 Saturday, Jan 6, 1996
91st 1969–1971 100 58 42 — — 435 243 192 — —
92nd 1971–1973 100 54 44 2 — 435 255 180 — —
93rd 1973–1975 100 56 42 2 — 435 242 192 1 —
94th 1975–1977 100 61 37 2 — 435 291 144 — —
95th 1977–1979 100 61 38 1 — 435 292 143 — —
96th 1979–1981 100 58 41 1 — 435 277 158 — —
97th 1981–1983 100 46 53 1 — 435 242 192 1 —
98th 1983–1985 100 46 54 — — 435 269 166 — —
99th 1985–1987 100 47 53 — — 435 253 182 — —
100th 1987–1989 100 55 45 — — 435 258 177 — —
101st 1989–1991 100 55 45 — — 435 260 175 — —
102nd 1991–1993 100 56 44 — — 435 267 167 1 —
103rd 1993–1995 100 57 43 — — 435 258 176 1 —
104th 1995–1997 100 48 52 — — 435 204 230 1 —
105th 1997–1999 100 45 55 — — 435 207 226 2 —
106th 1999–2001 100 45 55 — — 435 211 223 1 —
107th 2001–2003 100 50 50 — — 435 212 221 2 —
108th 2003–2005 100 48 51 1 — 435 205 229 1 —
109th 2005–2007 100 44 55 1 — 435 202 231 1 1
110th 2007–2009 100 49 49 2 — 435 233 198 — 4
111th 2009–2011 100 57 41 2 2 435 256 178 — 1
112th 2011–2013 100 51 47 2 — 435 193 242 — —
113th 2013–2015 100 54 45 1 — 435 201 234 — —
NOTE: All figures reflect immediate results of elections.
1. Democrats organized House with help of other parties.
2. Democrats organized House due to Republican deaths.
3. Proclamation declaring Alaska a state issued Jan 3., 1959.
4. Proclamation declaring Hawaii a state issued Aug. 21, 1959.
Source: Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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NOTE -- DEMOCRATS ARE ON THE LEFT AND REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RIGHT -- GO FIGURE HUH?
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Yawn, Mr I Won So STFU, what hard work? The economy is the worst it has ever been since the great depression (it might even be worse). Blacks are beginning to stir due to the issues, MIWSS, and let me clue you in on a couple things, they aren’t impressed the least bit by your rhetoric.
You, Eric (those guns killed Americans?) Holder, and Harry (screw the American people -- politics over anything) Reid should be brought up on sedition, treason, and any other charge that would put you three away forever.
HEY -- I finally figured why the DEMOCRATS want to SHUTDOWN the Government --
OBAMACARE ROLLS OUT TOMORROW . . IT IS NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME AND WILL BE A DISASTER -- CLOSE DOWN WILL ALLOW THEM TO BLAME THE REPUBLICANS FOR OBAMACARE FAILURE.