General Discussion

been wasted, but now they. saved. it.

-- SNAP benefits to 42 million Americans were increased in the Sen. bill that now goes to the House, which had to throw its own failed House bill out,
-- 4,000 federal workers got their jobs back with back pay, and blocks new mass layoffs until the end of January.

-- stopgap funding for much of the government until January 30, 2026,
-- full-year appropriations for certain programs & agencies such as the USDA and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), through the end of fiscal year 2026

-- states be reimbursed for any federal expenses they paid during the shutdown. (That includes states that paid for SNAP benefits during the shutdown.)
-- Dems got 271 Repubs to "cave" on the cancellations of holiday flights

-- Dems forced Republicans to now have to return to work and Johnson will have to swear in the new Arizona Representative.

Those rethug Senators will also have to pay all legal fees for their own lawsuits.

Try doing your homework before popping off with anti-Democrats corporate media hype.