Posted on 03/30/2017 12:57:49 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Speaker Paul Ryan is vowing that Congress won’t let the federal government shut down at the end of April and says lawmakers will pass a package that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, through September.
“We’re not gonna have a government shutdown,” the Wisconsin Republican said in an interview that aired Thursday with“CBS This Morning” host Norah O’Donnell. “The president doesn’t want to have a government shutdown. It’s funding the government from April 28 to September 30.”
Congress must pass a new spending package by April 28 or the government will shut down. Last year, lawmakers twice delayed the passage of 2017 funding in order to give the Trump White House more control over spending levels. The government is currently running on funding from fiscal 2016, which ended last September.
Ryan suggested that Congress won’t fulfill the Trump administration’s request for additional money for the Department of Homeland Security for the border wall for this year, though he said there will be funding for border security.
“The big chunk of money for the wall, really, is...next fiscal year’s appropriations because they literally can’t start construction even this quickly,” he said.
In its initial budget blueprint released earlier this month, the White House had requested $1.4 billion for the current fiscal year to fund the initial developments of the wall. Democrats have suggested they would oppose any spending bill that includes money for the proposed wall.
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Trump had best start putting up a knuckle-busting fight or he’s going to end up as Ryan’s bitch.
Getting rid of the sanctuary cities and states is a bigger particular. Immigration IS reserved to the Feds. The states are wrong on this count.
First Ryan Care....now Ryan’s Wall?
We’ll be demonized if we say we “purists” don’t go along with this!
Business as usual.
Dear GOD........
I’ll guarantee full funding for PP will be in it.
The wall will save us a ton of money. Republicans are not much different than Democrats. I am so tired of getting screwed.
So true!!! And evil Ryan is already the psychopathic globalists’ bitch.
But it will be followed by Phases II and III, which will make it MUCH easier to pass. No, really, it will!
Trump is currently crafting a scathing Tweet at the real enemy...the Freedom Caucus!
Disgusting rino.
It does seem that the nation does not operate under the Constitution or under the duly established laws of the land but under the labyrinthine rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
I’m confused, did President Trump campaign to be Paul Ryan’s bitch?
They can run in 20178 by promising to build the wall
Then get elected and stall again
Unless they get beat by opponents pointing out the GOP lies, hypocrisy and ineffectiveness
The libs have already filed suit. So it won't be long before a liberal judge says defunding sanctuara cities is "unconstitutional" (I really hope I am wrong, but I doubt it)
Because....because.....Conservatives are blocking him from funding it. Yeah, that’s the ticket. /s
Lyin’ Ryan is still trying to screw the President.
If republicans don’t roll back Obamacare and build the wall they won’t win congressional majorities again in this century.
Then how about we delay all of your paychecks until next year since you can’t be bothered to do the job you were hired to do.
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