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'Out for long time': Trump tweets as US shutdown sets new record
Then instruct McConnell to allow the US Senate to vote on the 6 funding CRs that the US House passed on January 4. Then sign the 6 passed CRs.
That would restore funding to the 9 federal departments currently on shutdown and allow the 800,000+ furloughed federal employees to resume working at their jobs.
The rub here is that Trump and McConnell won't allow a US Senate vote on the 6 CRS passed by the US House because doing so would remove the federal worker hostages they are holding until their ransom of $5.6 billion is satisfied.
Both Trump and McConnell realize that a point will come when both Congressional chambers would vote to over-ride a presidential veto and get the government funded again.
But that scenario cannot happen with McConnell refusing to allow a vote and having Trump placed in a position of refusing to sign passed Congressional legislation to at least fund 9 government departments.
Furloughed federal workers .... McConnell considers your paychecks with $0.00 on them a necessary evil to protect Trump from outing himself.
Donald J. Trump ✔
@realDonaldTrump
We have a massive Humanitarian Crisis at our Southern Border.
We will be out for a long time unless the Democrats come back
from their “vacations” and get back to work. I am in the White House ready to sign!
10:14 AM - Jan 12, 2019
Then instruct McConnell to allow the US Senate to vote on the 6 funding CRs that the US House passed on January 4. Then sign the 6 passed CRs.
That would restore funding to the 9 federal departments currently on shutdown and allow the 800,000+ furloughed federal employees to resume working at their jobs.
The rub here is that Trump and McConnell won't allow a US Senate vote on the 6 CRS passed by the US House because doing so would remove the federal worker hostages they are holding until their ransom of $5.6 billion is satisfied.
Both Trump and McConnell realize that a point will come when both Congressional chambers would vote to over-ride a presidential veto and get the government funded again.
But that scenario cannot happen with McConnell refusing to allow a vote and having Trump placed in a position of refusing to sign passed Congressional legislation to at least fund 9 government departments.
Furloughed federal workers .... McConnell considers your paychecks with $0.00 on them a necessary evil to protect Trump from outing himself.