RT @LukeRussert: Harry Reid just announced a 6 month govt funding extension to be voted on in Sept to avoid a govt shutdown on Sept 30th
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NBC News (@NBCNews) July 31, 2012Senator Reid, Speaker Boehner and the White House have reportedly reached a funding extension compromise, in order to avoid a government shutdown.
WH and Congressional Leaders announce deal to prevent government shutdown when new fiscal year begins October 1.—
Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 31, 2012
Sen. Maj. Ldr. Reid, D-NV, announces agreement with Speaker Boehner and Pres. Obama to keep fed gov't funded for six mos. beginning Oct. 1.—
Annie Tin (@cspanannie) July 31, 2012
Panic MT @LukeRussert: Harry Reid just announced a 6 month govt funding extension to be voted on in Sept to avoid a govt shutdown on 9/30th—
(@Rschrim) July 31, 2012
Some details of the compromise, which apparently won’t limit spending, contrary to the wishes of the voters.
RT @ali: Media has stayed silent on the Democrats very effective ability to stop all meaningful gov't action and ignore the voters of 2010.—
Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) July 31, 2012
RT: @Jamiedupree The funding levels reportedly will be what Democrats want, while the GOP will get the 6 month CR they wanted—
Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) July 31, 2012
Speaker Boehner says stopgap funding legislation willl be written during August recess, for Congressional enactment in September.—
Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 31, 2012
Incumbents would pay a heavy price if election preceded by government shutdown. Agreement eliminates that threat for both parties.—
Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 31, 2012
Some Twitter users are taking it in stride; the “compromise” isn’t really unexpected.
Boehner statement on funding deal is to the point: Agreement reached, bill to be written in Aug., voted on in Sept—
Russell Berman (@russellberman) July 31, 2012
RT @jamiedupree: The difference in spending between the two sides is $19 billion; $1.047 trillion for Dems, $1.028 trillion GOP—
Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) July 31, 2012
RT @lachlan: Wow. So Reid just proposed a CR that brings us past the election? Was not expecting that. #lameduck—
Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) July 31, 2012
RT @lachlan: So in exchange for slightly higher spending over 6 mos GOP gets a vastly better position in the debt limit fight in March 2013.—
Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) July 31, 2012
The Reid/Boehner deal sets up GREAT opportunity for Republicans to get great spending/tax deal in first 100 days of 2013.—
Paul Blair (@gopaulblair) July 31, 2012
CNN’s Lisa Desjardins takes the opportunity to make an #NBCFail joke.
STANDING BY: for Reid, likely to announce 6-month spending deal. NBC has not announced outcome yet. #OlympicJokeThere—
Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDCNN) July 31, 2012
Political adviser and writer Amanda Carpenter doesn’t think it’s so hunky-dory.
You think there is a "CR deal"? Try to find it writing. It's just a blank slate for the lobbyists to fill up over August recess.—
Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) July 31, 2012
Bingo. Watch and see what “slightly higher spending” becomes.
And, of course, Senator Reid (D-Nev.) couldn’t resist pulling the “fair share” nonsense. Twitter users were quick to call both him and Mr. Russert on it.
and of course, @LukeRussert you asked Senator Reid what exactly is their "fair share"….right?—
Huckleberry Friend (@mattjmobile) July 31, 2012
Someone please ask Sen. Reid what is the wealthy's fair share?—
Richard Ward (@rwardIII) July 31, 2012
Luke Russert is now framing it as a “cage fight.”
With Minority Leader Reid? MT @LukeRussert: This Reid announcement confirms that the first 3 months of 2013 will be an extreme cage fight—
(@Rschrim) July 31, 2012
Ha! And the GOP? Maybe if they learn how to fight like girls, and get themselves some brass ovaries.
Oh, and a reminder:
Today's national debt: $15,873,767,378,850.16. Your share as a citizen: $50,543.01. Your share as a taxpayer: $139,647. #nationaldebt #tcot—
Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) July 31, 2012