Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a decisive move Tuesday, saying that he hopes President Donald Trump will “decide to sign” the compromise border deal brokered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
“I think Chairman Shelby and the Democrats on a bipartisan basis did a good job,” McConnell said Tuesday afternoon. “From a Republican point of view, there is money for new barrier fencing and no cap on internal enforcement.”
“It’s not everything the President hoped to get, but I think it’s a good step in the right direction. I hope he’ll decide to sign it” he continued. “We’re all quite interested in that, as you can imagine.”
The legislation would allot about $1.4 billion for border fencing, far less than the $5.7 billion Trump wanted for a wall.
McConnell sending Trump a clear signal is significant, as the Senate leader refused to let any legislation onto the Senate floor during the shutdown without a guarantee that Trump would sign it.
That being said, McConnell has a notorious hatred of shutdowns and has been eager to see a solution from the bipartisan group.
Watch here via ABC News:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on tentative deal to avert a second government shutdown: “It’s not everything the president hoped to get, but I think it’s a good step in the right direction. I hope he’ll decide to sign it” https://t.co/Rt0gblZLqe pic.twitter.com/rubotQcur0
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 12, 2019
McConnell still has making someone a one-term president on his bucket list. Just saying.
“That being said, McConnell has a notorious hatred of shutdowns and has been eager to see a solution from the bipartisan group.”
In other words his phones are ringing off the hook in his offices and constituents are telling him get something done or your ass is grass.
Translation: Sign the damned thing then go sit in your corner and sulk. I’ve had just about enough of your childishness.
Translation: Your stupidity is starting to hurt us.