“STUPIDITY Act” Could End Government Shutdowns

The Week reports:

The unprecedented shutdown fell into its 32nd day over President Trump’s demand for border wall funding and Democrats’ refusal to give in. But while there remained no hint of a deal to reopen the government on Tuesday, Sen. Mark Warner did introduce the STUPIDITY Act to prevent hypothetical shutdowns in the future.

Under the craftily acronymed act, the federal government would keep running even if legislators and the president fail to agree to a new funding bill by a shutdown deadline.

It would simply preserve the previous fiscal year’s funding levels but adjust them for inflation. It wouldn’t fund the legislative and executive branches, though, “effectively forcing Congress and the White House to come to the negotiating table” without hurting American jobs.

Stop the STUPIDITY. End the shutdown. Pay federal workers and contractors. https://t.co/ozdB3Kadbu

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) January 22, 2019

Here’s a new one for ya —
To automatically fund the government and STOP future shutdowns…

Sen. Warner introduces the
Stop STUPIDITY Act…

What does it stand for?

S-hutdowns
T-ransferring
U-nnecessary
P-ain
I-nflicting
D-amage
I-n
T-he (coming)
Y-ears@WUSA9 #Shutdown https://t.co/qP1eBjIhx1

— Mike Valerio (@MikevWUSA) January 22, 2019