Members of Congress on Sunday discussed passing a short term spending bill that would keep the government open for another week or two while the nation mourns the death of former President George H.W. Bush, The New York Times reported.
According to people familiar with the conversations, the bill would just delay the deadline for a government shutdown and President Trump has said he would be willing to approve the bill. Currently, the deadline to pass a spending bill — that would have to appease Trump’s border wall funding interests — is Friday.
ush is set to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday and many lawmakers are planning to attend his funeral on Wednesday.
Typical Granddad Old Party.
Typical gop move.
why not just dump trump and pass a damn spending bill that makes sense?
Something like a LONG term spending bill.
not a typical gop idea for sure.
politics above all else, no matter what.
tRump will of course sign… he wants to get HW out of DC as quickly as possible, and a shutdown might leave him stranded since he is due to be transported on AF1
A tired old man has died as nature requires. His body has been drained, washed, infused with preservative chemicals, dressed, made up for display, and plunked into a cooler to preserve his freshness. Another tired old man suffering dementia and spouting random nonsense to hide his criminal history takes the opportunity to hold his investigation at bay for another week. Congress as usual comes up with a band-aid to treat the Nation’s decapitation.
Why is this even a topic for discussion? Mexico are paying for the wall.