The hashtag of the day for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is #JustVote, although as the Washington Times reports, the House has voted 26 times since Reid last called for a floor vote in the Senate nearly a week ago.
Though they’ve been accused of being anarchists, arsonists and hostage takers, no one’s accusing the House GOP of being the most effective communicators. They’re making an effort today, though, to get out the message that despite the government shutdown, the House has been busy passing bills to fund the government.
Maj. Leader Harry Reid hasn't held a vote in nearly a week. The House has voted 26 times since the last Senate vote! http://t.co/q51cV8dgQQ
— Rep. David Schweikert (@RepDavid) October 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/RepBillShuster/status/387271210054078464
8 bills passed by the House to fund & reopen vital functions of government are sitting on Harry Reid's desk http://t.co/GnZ0U8beFi #LetsTalk
— Renee Ellmers (@RepReneeEllmers) October 7, 2013
ICYMI: House passed 2 bills over the weekend to fund the government while the Senate refuses to come to the table. http://t.co/X308lTlGFO
— Cong. Mike Simpson (@CongMikeSimpson) October 7, 2013
Check the record on the #governmentshutdown The Senate hasn’t voted since 10/1, the House has passed 8 bills. http://t.co/vKyckCscLh
— Todd Rokita (Archived) (@ToddRokita) October 7, 2013
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Remember the fuss Democrats made about the SNAP program, with several members of Congress taking the SNAP Challenge and living for a week on the equivalent of food stamps? The bills sitting on Harry Reid’s desk include continuing appropriations for the SNAP program for 2014, as well as money for FEMA and compensation for furloughed government workers. President Obama even scolded the House from FEMA headquarters today.
While the White House cherry picks which parks and websites to shut down, Reid has made it clear that he won’t allow Republicans to “cherry pick” programs to fund — not even SNAP. Fund food stamps for women and children? Why would Harry Reid want to do that?
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