Oh Schumer, we can see right through this BULLSHIT...
After
@elonmusk proposed to pay the TSA workers, all the guards dropped off?
You're probably expecting your low information voters to think that you could bring a motion to the floor for a bill that's not standalone and twist a narrative that the Republicans are "blocking" the bill?
Don't worry, on X, we got you covered. We will call you out.
I won't be surprised if President Trump is behind this strategy.. 🤔
Since I can chew gum and walk at the same time, let me educate the voters.
To open with, what Chuckey is trying to do is IMPOSSIBLE unless he's a magician.
Under Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution (the Origination Clause) and over two centuries of congressional precedent, all appropriations and spending bills - including funding for agencies like the TSA - must originate in the House of Representatives, not the Senate.
Chuck Schumer, as Senate Democratic Leader, cannot unilaterally “bring a motion to the floor to FULLY FUND TSA” as a standalone bill; the Senate can only amend or vote on legislation that has already passed the House.
Republicans in the House have already passed multiple clean bills to fund the entire Department of Homeland Security (including TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and ICE), yet Senate Democrats have blocked them, turning the impasse into political theater rather than a workable funding solution.
Schumer’s announcement is therefore procedurally impossible and designed purely to force an on-the-record vote while dodging responsibility for the broader shutdown his party helped create.
Now X, do your thing.....