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U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks

posted by takyon on Friday January 25 2019, @10:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the we're-safe...-for-now... dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Senate Passes Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government, With Trump's Endorsement

President Trump has endorsed a bipartisan deal that would end the 35-day partial government shutdown. The three-week stopgap funding measure would reopen shuttered agencies while negotiations continue.

Trump announces deal to lift shutdown

President Donald Trump has endorsed a deal to reopen the US government for three weeks, after a record-breaking shutdown of federal agencies.

But the pact does not include any money that Mr Trump has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall.

See also: Dem senator unveils 'Stop STUPIDITY Act' to prevent all shutdowns
White House: 'Large down payment' on wall could end government shutdown
35 ways the shutdown is affecting America

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 25 2019, @10:40PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 25 2019, @10:40PM (#792066)

    "Would you like to fire all pol*SLAMS BUTTON*enta?"

    And that is how the great vegan BBQ of 2019 was started.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by insanumingenium on Friday January 25 2019, @10:44PM (1 child)

    by insanumingenium (4824) on Friday January 25 2019, @10:44PM (#792070) Journal

    Dude, fry up some day old polenta in butter and serve it with eggs, makes a hell of a breakfast.

    If only I could figure out how to BBQ it, perhaps in a casing like sausage? Smokey polenta could work.