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.”
