To avoid a partial government shutdown at the beginning of December, lame-duck Republican House leadership’s moves in coming weeks will be calculated and centered on producing a border wall funding plan that will keep President Trump happy, Politico reported.
Ahead of the midterms, Trump reluctantly agreed to save the battle for his wall until after the election. Now, wary of Democratic support, Republicans hope to pacify the President — whose wall will ultimately cost $25 billion — with a $5 billion budget for the project, doled out over two years.
According to a Republican senator who spoke to Politico, Trump has dismissed the idea, but indicated to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) before Thanksgiving that anything less than $5 billion would be “unacceptable,” in Politico’s words. Outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and the new GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) will meet with Trump Tuesday to discuss their strategy, Politico reported.
Democrats reportedly already have a deal that would allocate $1.6 billion to border security.
Great!!! Shut down the government while the Repugs are still in control of both houses of Congress. 2020 will be here before you know it.
Big baby needs to be pacified before he shuts down the government. Just exactly how does that work anyway? I thought shutting down the government was a thing the Republicans in charge of one of the Houses of Congress did to get their way with a Democratic President who instinctively wanted to keep the government open.
All in all you’re just another
Prick with no wall.
Truck Fump.
The Old Hippie sez: Give him nothing. Watch him freak out.
First, I thought an initial $5 billion dollars was already considered to be acceptable to Der Drumpfenfuehrer, so I’m wondering whether this is really news. Second, this requires 60 votes in the Senate. Why in the world would the Democrats, who have already rejected this figure, accept it without major concessions (possibilities include protection for Mueller, extension of DACA) that are likely to be anathema to our Dear Leader? (Of course, Chuck Schumer is a thin reed to pin your hopes on. He’s no Reid or Pelosi. If either Der Drumpfenfuehrer or McConnell had shown the slightest interest in offering the most minimal concessions to the Democrats instead of insisting on a maximalist Rethuglican agenda with zero Democratic input, Chuck likely would have happily already given away the store.)