Posted on 04/22/2017 10:54:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A fight over whether to fund a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border could shut down the government next week.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said on Thursday that money for President Trump's proposed border wall must be part of the spending bill Congress must pass by April 28 to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. Democrats, however, aren't going for it.
The former South Carolina congressman said in an interview with the Associated Press that the wall is a "tremendous priority" for the Trump administration and will be a top request on the White House wish list for spending legislation.
"We want wall funding. We want (immigration) agents. Those are our priorities," Mulvaney said. "We know there are a lot of people on the Hill, especially in the Democratic Party, who don't like the wall, but they lost the election. And the president should, I think, at least have the opportunity to fund one of his highest priorities in the first funding bill under his administration."
Matt House, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), shot back at Mulvaney's remarks.
"Everything had been moving smoothly until the administration moved in with a heavy hand," he said. "Not only are Democrats opposed to the wall, there is significant Republican opposition as well."
Democrats have been resistant to funding a border wall. They've warned that including funding for it, or defunding Planned Parenthood, would be "poison pills" in any budget legislation. To get a spending bill through the Senate requires 60 votes, and Republicans have 52 seats, meaning at least eight Democrats will have to get on board.
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Then these quisling Republicans had damned well better understand, I’m willing to starve them and their ilk to get that damn wall started even if I have to eat beans a while.
You think you’ll have trouble with getting votes in 2018? Just you wait sucker. BUILD IT, DAMMIT.
Earth might get hit by a huge asteroid.
Spoken by a DEMONCRAT who has been given over to a REPROBATE MIND.
Matt House, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Majority leader huh?Yeah they’re delusional all right.
shut it down
Democrats hold power.
Trump has a mandate to build the border wall. Let the Dems shut it down in an effort to block the wall and see who gets the blame
The Democrat Thug Party always gets the $$$. And yet with full control, the backstabbing Republicans can’t fund what the constituency voted for.
Donald, Shut it down and activate the Militia.
Shut it down!
What kind of nation would allow those animals in?
We should pay them to show up for photo ops with Schumer and Pelosi.
Considering that the politicians in the most heavily affected states cannot be voted out of office, air don’t see much working out.
Let the fun begin.
It would be easy to avoid a shut down. Just pass law stating that federal workers who don’t work don’t get paid. Then they will have the choice between coming in to work even though Congress has not passed the budget or staying home and not get paid.
Emily, Emily you haven’t been paying attention...
“Matt House, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), “
What’s wrong with that sentence, Emily?
J school ain’t what it use to be.
5.56mm
PLEASE, Please, please—SHUT IT DOWN!!!
THEN, we the peeeeeple will burn up yer damn phonelines and pillage yer offices!
See—It’s OUR priority, so SCREW YER DAMN ‘PATRONS’.
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