USA : Continuing Resolution

Today is probably the last day to call or email your senator and tell them to vote "no" on the continuing resolution.

As a reminder, this is not a "clean" CR (i.e., the government would not just continue to be funded as per the status quo). Instead, it includes cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and apparently Social Security. It enshrines these cuts in law, making lawsuits over the so-far illegal DoD activities even harder to mount and prosecute.

Personally, I'm sick of the Democratic Party and am all for Bull Moose 2.0. But given that, right now, we have these two parties, I am personally doing everything I can to try to force the Democrats we've elected to actually stand up for us—their constituents, Americans.

The Republicans only need seven votes, and they already have Fetterman (traitor-man?).

Here are the other senators who have either not said they aren't sure yet or are unwilling to answer/give a response when people call and ask:

Sen. Warner (VA)

Sen. Duckworth (IL)

Sen. Booker (NJ)

Sen. Ossoff (GA)

Sen. Warnock (GA)

Sen. Cantwell (WA)

Sen. Hickenlooper (CO)

Sen. Padilla (CA)

Sen. Luján (NM)

Sen. Heinrich (NM)

Sen. Welch (VT)

Sen. Schumer (NY)

Sen. Merkley (OR)

Sen. Blumenthal (CT)

Sen. Gillibrand (NY)

Sen. King (ME)

Sen. Klobuchar (MN)

Sen. Murphy (CT)

Sen. Smith (MN)

Sen. Reed (RI)

Sen. Whitehouse (RI)

Sen. Gallego (AZ)

(Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tally-3#more-1514069)

ETA American Prospect adds Peters, Kelly, Hickenlooper and Hassan to the list: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-03-11-senate-democrats-block-republican-spending-bill-or-dissolve-congress/

So many shameful, stupid cowards. Call them anyway.