The Booty Report

News and Updates for Swashbucklers Everywhere

"Ahoy! Congress be a ruckus at year’s end, like scallywags fightin' over the last jug of rum!"

2024-08-23

Avast, mateys! Congress be needin’ to hoist the sails on a treasure map o’ funds by the first day of October, lest they be marooned in a shutdown sea! But beware, the stormy winds o’ the presidential race may muddle their crafty schemes! Yarrr!

Arrr, mateys! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn o' Congress, who be takin' a right long break till the 9th of September, with the dark cloud of government funding hangin' overhead like a stormy sky! Aye, they’ve got till October first to keep the ship afloat, lest they be caught in a government shutdown tempest!

Now, the House Freedom Caucus be givin’ an ultimatum to Captain Johnson, demandin' a renewal of the loot, known as a Continuing Resolution, through early 2025! They be hopin' for a return of the old captain, Trump, to steer the ship back to conservative waters. Meanwhile, the Democrats, led by Vice President Harris, be lookin’ ever more sprightly as election day draws near. What a ruckus awaits us!

Some landlubbers among the Republicans be wantin' a short-term fix, while the Freedom crew insists on a longer plan. But beware! They fear that if the Democrats batten down the hatches now, their spending may linger like barnacles on a ship’s hull until 2025!

So, will Captain Johnson steer a safe course, or will he find himself walkin' the plank under pressure from his crew? Only time will tell, but one thing’s fer sure: the seas of Congress be choppy, and the wind be howlin’! Arrr!

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