Government Reopening Hits a Snag After Rand Paul Throws a Wrench in Shutdown Deal
Government Reopening Hits a Snag After Rand Paul Throws a Wrench in Shutdown Deal
Every democrat tried to hold out to keep health insurance rates down for millions of people and the republicans refused to negotiate. Now one asshole republican refuses to cooperate until some drugs are less easy to get and they’re going to accommodate him? Really shows what republicans think of 50% of the population.
He wants the provision to restrict the sales removed, so less less easy to get
More easy
You've misunderstood what Rand is doing here. He wants language that restricts the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids removed from the bill. I happen to agree with him here, hemp is practically the only think Kentucky still has going for it.
DNC held out, to see which way the recently elections were blowing.
Back to red after this bs
Seems like that's vote winner though, they do keep getting reelected.
Do they even read the bills the first time?
It seems no one likes.. Omnibus bills? Where they sneak a loss of citizen rights into a "must pass" bill like this.
It happens every year and everyone hates them aside from lobbiers.
"Wait, you have to pass this bill? Sweet, the bill now says that you give me all the money."
It’ll be interesting if the Republican infighting/greed scuttles the deal and we’re left with a closed government. All the blame would come crashing down on them at that point and the Democrats could say “see, we tried to work with them but they didn’t want it”. It could tacitly save the subsidies.
But then again, never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
A deal to end the 41-day government shutdown is running into turbulence, thanks to a single Senate objection: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Senate Republican and Democratic leaders say they need to resolve Paul’s objection to a provision in the government funding package before they can accelerate consideration of the bill. The provision would restrict the unregulated sale of intoxicating...hemp-derived products like Delta-8 at gas stations, corner stores, or online without federal regulation.
I mean, do we really need this provision, right now? I'm not necessarily opposed to federal regulation of Delta-8 products, but can't we address that at a later date? Let's get the government open and worry about Delta-8 later.
He has more leverage now than he ever will, and he's using that leverage to get what he wants.
Sure would be nice if Dems did that
Rand Paul agrees. He's objecting because he doesn't want the provision.
The senator wants to strip a section from the bill that would prevent the sale of hemp-derived products like Delta-8 at gas stations, corner stores, or online without federal regulation.
Paul defended his stance as part of his duty to Kentucky. “Just to be clear: I am not delaying this bill. The timing is already fixed under Senate procedure. But there is extraneous language in this package that has nothing to do with reopening the government and would harm Kentucky’s hemp farmers and small businesses,” he said in a statement posted on X. “Standing up for Kentucky jobs is part of my job,” he added.
I know. I was siding with Rand Paul here.
I'll pretend karma is real to cope with more terrible news
I liked him better when his neighbor tackled him.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) made the stakes clear Monday morning. There is only one “objector” to speeding up Senate consideration of the government funding package — Paul. The senator wants to strip a section from the bill that would prevent the sale of hemp-derived products like Delta-8 at gas stations, corner stores, or online without federal regulation.
Paul defended his stance as part of his duty to Kentucky. “Just to be clear: I am not delaying this bill. The timing is already fixed under Senate procedure. But there is extraneous language in this package that has nothing to do with reopening the government and would harm Kentucky’s hemp farmers and small businesses,” he said in a statement posted on X. “Standing up for Kentucky jobs is part of my job,” he added.
Paul is holding up? or is mconell holding up adding this unnecessary bullshit in the first place.
"Delta 8"? What the fuck? Do they mean "weed"?
it's a different form of psychoactive compound, it's a THC-like compound derived from Hemp. It's not the exact same molecular structure so it's technically unregulated.
I have only heard mixed reviews and reactions to the stuff, so I avoid it like all untested, unknown head-shop and gas-station drugs barely skirting the law.
Paul will cave and allow this to pass, this is what he does almost every time.
That being said, I hope he doesn't. If Congress wants to increase regulation for hemp derived THC (also called Delta 8 THC) then put together a separate bill and run it through the process.
That won't happen because Congress doesn't actually pass bills anymore. They just lump everything together and slap "must pass" on it.
Also this quote is fun,
This type of THC has been available for several years with minimal regulation and the US has been just fine.
I mean, it hasn't, but it has nothing to do with the availability of marijuana.
Fair enough. The US has been just fine with regards to the wide availability of his particular form of THC.
We're not living in a world of "Reefer Madness".
Until recently, my red state has thca which is what the plant naturally produces. It was really convenient to walk into a decent store and get a $5 gram. Then they closed that loophole specifically earlier this year. And to be clear, they had lab results and all the sorta info you would get at a medical place.
You probably didnt know but marijuana is a racist word invented to blame Mexicans for cannabis consumption.