{"id":1708341,"date":"2022-10-24T06:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708341"},"modified":"2022-10-24T06:48:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:48:27","slug":"dems-will-try-to-push-tons-of-left-wing-legislation-through-congress-during-lame-duck-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-will-try-to-push-tons-of-left-wing-legislation-through-congress-during-lame-duck-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Will Try to Push Tons of Left-Wing Legislation Through Congress During Lame Duck Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-will-try-to-push-tons-of-left-wing-legislation-through-congress-during-lame-duck-session%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d091970f-f5bf-4a77-8bb3-585fe9c8f022-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republicans may win control of Congress in November, but that control won\u2019t take effect until the new Congress assembles on Jan. 3, 2023. In the intervening two months, Democrats will try to squeeze every last bit of legislation they can from their majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have much to do and many important bills to consider,\u201d Majority Leader Chuck Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?523277-1\/senate-passes-stopgap-government-funding-bill-72-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in remarks on the Senate floor at the end of September<\/a>. \u201cMembers should be prepared for an extremely, underline extremely, busy agenda in the last two months of this Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just how much trouble can the Democrats cause?\u00a0 Fortunately, there are very few issues on which all 50 Democratic Senators agree upon. But two major agenda items that must be addressed are the spending bill to avoid a slow-motion government shutdown beginning Dec. 16\u00a0 and the passage of a huge defense bill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/23\/politics\/congress-lame-duck-session-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7C25245F-6752-C79D-F9C0-FBF7D38F7324@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Government funding is the most pressing priority that lawmakers will confront during the lame duck. The current deadline for the expiration of funding is December 16 after the House and Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/29\/politics\/senate-vote-government-funding&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1666383671091738&#038;usg=AOvVaw0CS4z5nqMKaHar5_MHoWq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed an extension<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/30\/politics\/house-government-funding-vote&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1666383681849551&#038;usg=AOvVaw0_2_po8OAurtKCS0O3wa9J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to avert a shutdown<\/a> at the end of September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_39755D99-2798-435C-3CDB-FBF7D390C86B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Since the funding bill is viewed as must-pass legislation it will likely become a magnet for other priorities that lawmakers may try to tack on to ride along with it. It\u2019s possible that further aid for Ukraine could come up as Ukraine continues to counter Russia\u2019s invasion of the country. While that funding has bipartisan support, some conservatives are balking at the pricey contributions to Ukraine and may scrutinize more closely additional requests from the administration, a dynamic that is dividing Republicans on this key issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_EC5F51FA-107F-B71E-F702-FBF7D3965B71@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Democrats also want more funding for pandemic response, but Republicans have pushed back on that request.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans will almost certainly try to use the government funding bill to rein in the January 6 Committee. Democrats will continue attempts to use the committee for political purposes in an effort to damage Donald Trump for any potential 2024 run. The GOP could use the funding for the justice Department to make the work of the J6 Committee harder.<\/p>\n<p>The funding request for Ukraine will be one of the more contentious agenda items Democrats will try to pass. The amounts being discussed are huge \u2014 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&#038;rct=j&#038;q=&#038;esrc=s&#038;source=web&#038;cd=&#038;cad=rja&#038;uact=8&#038;ved=2ahUKEwi78K2lx_b6AhUcDEQIHXSmDwgQvOMEKAB6BAgKEAE&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Flawmakers-could-rush-through-50-billion-in-aid-ukraine-report-2022-10&#038;usg=AOvVaw3vah0yxAKvAKjC_UmYkMLl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">least $50 billion<\/a> over the next year. The size of the appropriation is due to the potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&#038;rct=j&#038;q=&#038;esrc=s&#038;source=web&#038;cd=&#038;cad=rja&#038;uact=8&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiGw4jOx_b6AhUqC0QIHZbfB_AQFnoECA8QAQ&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F10%2F18%2Fhouse-republicans-ukraine-mccarthy%2F&#038;usg=AOvVaw0RN6kL1385jd1QAU-yM2uB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">difficulty in getting any more funding<\/a> through a Republican Congress.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For our VIPs:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/rick-moran\/2022\/10\/21\/is-ukraine-funding-a-hill-that-the-gop-wants-to-die-on-n1638820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Ukraine Funding a Hill That the GOP Wants to Die On?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be good politics to cut off funding for the Ukrainian military just as they\u2019re winning the war. But Joe Biden has had a blank check since February and it\u2019s long past time for Congress to practice its oversight function.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_66B320C4-30B1-09E1-4C76-FBF7D3A077F2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">A Senate vote to protect same-sex marriage is also on tap for the lame-duck session. In mid-September, the chamber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/15\/politics\/same-sex-marriage-senate-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">punted on a vote<\/a> until after the November midterm elections as negotiators asked for more time to lock down support \u2013 a move that could make it more likely the bill will ultimately pass the chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_8B539DE0-B995-4BA4-EC72-FBF7D3A17DBC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">The bipartisan group of senators working on the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baldwin.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senators-statement-on-bipartisan-respect-for-marriage-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement at the time<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019ve asked Leader Schumer for additional time and we appreciate he has agreed. We are confident that when our legislation comes to the Senate floor for a vote, we will have the bipartisan support to pass the bill.\u201d The bill would need at least 10 Republican votes to overcome a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C1D042F-3F73-E76B-742C-FBF7D3A7B18C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Schumer has vowed to hold a vote on the bill, but the exact timing has not yet been locked in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C1D042F-3F73-E76B-742C-FBF7D3A7B18C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">The same-sex marriage bill will probably pass but the abortion bill envisioned by activists doesn\u2019t have a prayer. It would need 60 votes in the Senate and right now, it\u2019s nowhere close to that.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C1D042F-3F73-E76B-742C-FBF7D3A7B18C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">There are likely to be votes on other cherished left-wing causes but they won\u2019t get very far. And in January of 2023, some much-needed course corrections will be forthcoming on a variety of issues, setting the stage for 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans may win control of Congress in November, but that control won\u2019t take effect until the new Congress assembles on Jan. 3, 2023. In the intervening two months, Democrats will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1590994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1590994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}