The House passed a stopgap to fund the government through November 21, but Senate Democrats won't move it forward. Why? Because they're holding out for a laundry list of demands, from making Obamacare subsidies permanent to funding transgender surgeries for minors and free health care for illegal immigrants. Essentially, they're trying to hold government funding hostage in return for policy demands the voters rejected.

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What makes this gambit so devastatingly effective is that essential services remain untouched. Social Security checks will still go out. Medicare continues. Military operations remain fully funded. Our law enforcement and immigration enforcement won't miss a beat. The parts of government people actually rely on—the safety net, national security, basic rule of law—will keep functioning. It's the ideological fluff, the progressive experiments, the swamp's gravy train that faces extinction... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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