Thanks Tyson, now they’re just gonna price gouge chicken so we can’t have any meat at all.

I mean you can give up if you want, the rest of us will fight.

This is the conclusion my husband and I reached. Maine is our Senator and we know him peripherally through friends. We think they take the hit, other Dems can wail and gnash their teeth publicly, people get paychecks and food and the Dems try to get subsidies worked out. Now, to be clear, I don’t

It is really too much of a coincidence to believe that they'd ALL be retiring or newly elected.

You think we are clueless fools, Lame Duck Chuck?

I think that these 8 Senators are falling on the sword for Schumer and other Senators who wanted the shutdown to end. This allows the majority of Senators to save face; and only retiring or not up for reelection Senators take the heat.

It’s a ruse.

Yeah idk how essentially taking your phone off the hook is legal as a senator but it apparently is

Ouch. We at least have Tammy Duckworth to balance Durbin.

Speaking of which, I should call to thank her for standing firm. Positive reinforcement is as important, if not more important, as negative.

His phone has said that every day since Jan 1st, 2025, trust me.

He’s been awful. He’s my Senator too. Since he’s retiring I guess he doesn’t care. At least @duckworth.senate.gov is holding.

I'll call my Senator but he's a Dick...Durbin.

if don't like talking on the phone, this is easy to do but only goes to your senators (call anyway).

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