After Shitstain Moved To Destroy Key Climate & Weather Lab, CO Senators Destroyed HHS & Defense Appropriations Bill
A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, collapsed Thursday night after Colorado senators demanded that Congress stop President Trump’s efforts to dismantle a key climate agency.
A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations over passing a five-bill package of appropriations bills before Christmas said Trump’s attempt to break up a premier weather and climate center based in Boulder, Colo., was like a “stick of dynamite” that exploded any chance of a bipartisan breakthrough on spending.
Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) objected to moving forward with the so-called minibus spending package that, if enacted into law, would result in 85 percent to 90 percent of the federal government being funding through September 2026. “We need to fix this problem,” Bennet said, explaining his opposition to moving forward with the spending package. “We’ll have to work together. We’ll have to work together to figure out how to do this.”
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Russell Vought, the director of the White House budget office, announced in a post on the social platform X that the NSF “will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research,” calling it “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.” That spurred a strong backlash from Senate Democrats. Bennet and Hickenlooper had strong support from other Democrats in their decision to block the spending package unless Republicans agree to ensure the continued operation of the climate center.
Ed. - Fuck you, Russ.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5656366-colorado-senators-block-minibus-deal/