Politics & Government
What You're Tweeting About the Budget Compromise
People are tweeting in reaction to the compromise that stopped a full-scale government shutdown.
Twitter has seen a flurry of activity in the past few days about the possibility of an impending government shutdown. Late Friday, Congress reached an agreement.
While the government has reached a compromise (for now), many citizens have not.
Here is what people are saying in the aftermath of #shutdown on Twitter:
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@THE_REAL_BOYKIN @msaja#Shutdownaverted. Obama reaches deal with Congress, hrs before deadline
@mhesen09 #Congress is worse than the #NFL vs #NFLPA #shutdown #lockout #Dems and #GOP are both a failure, these are our elected officals..#SMH!
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@MrsDodson1 RT @USArmy: "There was no#shutdown, and temporary funding has been approved by Congress. Everyone will get paid as usual." http://1.usa.gov/hPUAbJ
@LouStoriale No Government is going to shut itself down with 2 wars and an election coming up - Glad the hype is over. Way over exaggerated. #shutdown
@PattyLobur #shutdown #Republicans have a war on women
@davidbschultz I'm reading a lot about the vote to avert the gov't #shutdown, but I can't find any info on the $38B that actually got cut...? #wmata #NPR
@RachelleKikue so the furlough was furloughed for another week. at this rate this year's budget should be squared away by 2016. #shutdown
@5stringJeff "Don't put your trust in human leaders." Psalm 146:3 (GNT) #shutdown
@dysalexiic I kinda wish the #shutdown was happening. I was gonna lead the Portland riot.
@Ctallan Love hearing people talk about the gov't #shutdown or almost shutdown. Remember ppl this is only a stopgap budget still have a way to go.
@jshiplett Looking forward to a nice 3 day weekend now that we're not worried about #Shutdown