With less than 4 hrs before a #GovernmentShutdown, Sen Chris #Coons (D-DE) said he believed a #Senate vote on the #House-passed resolution would come in time. “I think this is coming to a resolution very soon,” Coons told reporters. “I’m very optimistic.”

@normalguy Yup, this is a bright light in a dark world for sure. I’m happy to be living in #Delaware where we have a great Congressional team (#Carper, #Coons and Lisa Blount #Rochester), Governor #Carey and State legislative body, including #SaraMcBride in the House. Feel for my physician colleagues in #Florida, #Texas and other ‘red’ states.

@GottaLaff

/s: Yeah, no negotiations with kidnappers./s

During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) compared the bill to “hostage negotiations.”

“The #Republicans are demanding #hostage negotiations where they will crash the full faith and credit of the United States,” #Coons added. “It would put our country in a slump and harm us globally.”

And they are playing right into the hands of the #UnAmerican #billionaires like #Musk and #Thiel...

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