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Boom... right out of the gates on day one. But as a trumper noted the other day... Pelosi was in Hawai'i eating food so she doesn't care enough about trump's government shutdown.
House Democrats to pass plan to reopen government Thursday
House Democratic leaders have settled on a legislative strategy to reopen the government, with votes expected on proposals just hours after the party takes control on Thursday, a Democratic aide confirms to CNN.
The Democrats plan to vote on a bipartisan package of six Senate spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security at its current funding levels until February 8, the aide said. The temporary measure would maintain the current $1.3 billion in border security money, which can be used for fencing and repairs of current barriers.
Yep, the demorats who insisted that they were for better (as in increased?) border security are offering a "compromise" that offers absolutely no increase in border security whatsoever. Who ever saw that coming?
Yep, the demorats who insisted that they were for better (as in increased?) border security are offering a "compromise" that offers absolutely no increase in border security whatsoever. Who ever saw that coming?
This isn't a compromise, it's reopening the government so we stop hurting people while further negotiations occur.
Boom... right out of the gates on day one. But as a trumper noted the other day... Pelosi was in Hawai'i eating food so she doesn't care enough about trump's government shutdown.
House Democrats to pass plan to reopen government Thursday
House Democratic leaders have settled on a legislative strategy to reopen the government, with votes expected on proposals just hours after the party takes control on Thursday, a Democratic aide confirms to CNN.
The Democrats plan to vote on a bipartisan package of six Senate spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security at its current funding levels until February 8, the aide said. The temporary measure would maintain the current $1.3 billion in border security money, which can be used for fencing and repairs of current barriers.
Why won't the democrat's appropriate 5 billion for border security?
They are playing with the border security of our nation.
It's real easy 5 billion and there could be a deal.
This isn't a compromise, it's reopening the government so we stop hurting people while further negotiations occur.
Negotiations on Homeland Security and border security funding would continue until February 8, providing over a month to hammer out a bipartisan compromise.
The rest of the US government would be fully funded until September 2019 when the government fiscal year ends. Government workers would go back to their jobs.
I see nothing inherently wrong with this legislative proposal.
Why won't the democrat's appropriate 5 billion for border security?.
Those "negotiations" were due before the start of the fiscal year. Kicking the can down the road until February 8 is moving (avoifing?) the problem - not resolving it. As I said before, the demorats have assured us, for months, that they were for better (imporved or increased?) border security - why not present their plan now? I suspect that the reality of the matter is that there never was any such intent and therfore no plan for it ever existed or is "coming soon" after February 8.
They did present their plans ... $1.6 Billion in border security improvements which was in the bipartisan funding legislation the Senate unanimously passed 100-0.
According to three people present at the Trump / Congressional leaders meeting yesterday, Chuck Schumer asked Trump three times why he wouldn't sign legislation ending the partial shutdown of 6 Cabinet departments, thus putting most of the furloughed federal employees back to work. After the third Schumer inquiry, Trump responded: "Because I'd look foolish."
wtf?
Knowing full well that the bill would never get past senate or Trump, it's easy to throw any old thing out there.
They did present their plans ... $1.6 Billion in border security improvements which was in the bipartisan funding legislation the Senate unanimously passed 100-0.
Boom... right out of the gates on day one. But as a trumper noted the other day... Pelosi was in Hawai'i eating food so she doesn't care enough about trump's government shutdown.
House Democrats to pass plan to reopen government Thursday
House Democratic leaders have settled on a legislative strategy to reopen the government, with votes expected on proposals just hours after the party takes control on Thursday, a Democratic aide confirms to CNN.
The Democrats plan to vote on a bipartisan package of six Senate spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security at its current funding levels until February 8, the aide said. The temporary measure would maintain the current $1.3 billion in border security money, which can be used for fencing and repairs of current barriers.
........Pelosi plans to introduce and pass the same funding bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shepherded through the Senate by voice vote two weeks ago — which happens to not include funding for Trump’s wall!
By passing this bill in the Senate but blocking it in the House on Trump’s order, Republicans boxed themselves in. They cannot easily claim that their own bill they just voted for in the Senate is soft on border security. Nor can they pin the blame on Pelosi for not retaking up the alternative House bill that included Trump’s wall funding, because that bill was rejected by the Senate......
https://www.alternet.org/2019/01/he...ap-mitch-mcconnell-using-his-own-legislation/
Yep, the demorats who insisted that they were for better (as in increased?) border security are offering a "compromise" that offers absolutely no increase in border security whatsoever. Who ever saw that coming?
What are trump and the GOP offering in the way of “compromise?”
Negotiations on Homeland Security and border security funding would continue until February 8, providing over a month to hammer out a bipartisan compromise.
The rest of the US government would be fully funded until September 2019 when the government fiscal year ends. Government workers would go back to their jobs.
I see nothing inherently wrong with this legislative proposal.
I think they are offering 5 billion in wall spending.
No one knows what could be passed by the Senate because McConnell won't allow Senators to vote on funding legislation unless he is sure Trump will sign it.
I thought Sen. McConnell worked for the people. But it's obvious these days that he works exclusively for Trump.
What are trump and the GOP offering in the way of “compromise?”
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