The House of Representatives just passed a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown. The Republicans lost one of their own, but picked up Democrat Jared Golden of Maine. (They didn’t need his vote.) It now moves to the Senate, where it needs sixty votes to avoid a filibuster.

Senate Democrats appear to be divided on what to do. Some seem simply unable to stand up to anything that Trump demands. That’s reserved for Ukrainians and Canadians. Alex Padilla is not currently listed as opposing the resolution, which does nothing to stop Elon and his Doggies from cutting whatever they want. Padilla’s contact information.

UPDATE: Padilla and Schiff are both committed No. Chuck Schumer, on the other hand, is rumored to be caving. The problem is not the Democrats leaders are too Left or too Right. They are too chicken.