Disagreement over immigration measures in a disaster relief funding bill has left the parties far apart and unlikely to come together on the legislation before leaving for the holiday weekend.
According to Politico, though there was initially some optimism about passing the bill on time, the members have reached an impasse over emergency funding the Trump administration is requesting for the border. Democrats insist that they want oversight over any immigration-related money given to the administration, to ensure that it’s just used for humanitarian aid.
This latest congressional logjam comes just a day after infrastructure reform talks broke down as President Donald Trump stormed out of the meeting because, he said, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that he was “engaged in a cover-up.”
Rachel Maddow had a great segment on her show last night that listed a bunch of the major accomplishments that both Nixon and Clinton were able to get through in spite of Watergate and the Lewinsky mess. BIG stuff. Bipartisan stuff. Stuff that made the world a better place.
Those two guys could walk and chew gum (do their jobs while fighting court/impeachment battles).
Spankee has a complete and total meltdown, during which nothing gets accomplished because everyone is running around trying to soothe the toddler. Not just his staff, but McTurtle and his Gang of Sycophants.
And Shelby knows the only way trump will sign it is if he can raid the humanitarian aid for his wall.
From POLITICO: “Any one senator can now delay the bill for more than a day, which could begin conflicting with CODELs that begin on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon, heightening the urgency.”
The schedule of the Congress seems not that reasonable. It gives every single member the ability to delay a vote, thus allowing partisanship to impede the progress of the Congress. This is not what congress members are elected for.
Blubby wants the money for himself .
Trump would be more amenable to a disaster relief bill if only Puerto Rico would help fund it by giving back some of the $2.1 trillion they’ve been previously gifted.