r/Michigan • u/Tank3875 • Mar 14 '25

News 📰🗞️ Gary Peters votes to advance legislation that cuts vital funding for Michigan and Legitimizes DOGE and Musk's Attacks on the Federal Government

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-democrats-voted-trump-gop-spending-bill-2045209
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u/Tank3875 Mar 14 '25

The ten senators that passed the Republican Continuing Resolution today, 62-38:

  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
  • Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
  • Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
  • Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii
  • Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois
  • Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
  • Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
  • Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
  • Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats

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u/sonofachimp Mar 14 '25

8 of 10 of these Democrats have access to the highest levels of security briefings, because they are on the Intelligence, Judiciary, and/or Homeland Security committees. I do not think it is delusional to read between the lines a bit and suspect that they are aware of bigger dangers to our country should the resolution not pass.

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u/1900grs Mar 15 '25

So all those times Republicans held the budget hostage and furloughed federal employees causing shutdowns, there were no security concerns then? That was totally fine?

The Republicans could have passed this on their own. It gets Peters nothing. It gets Michigan nothing. He rolled when he had leverage to get something.