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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When will Trump realize ryan is not his friend.. he’s not the people’s friend.. never has been and never will be. He’s into this for himself.. he’s young and he knows he can be a millionaire if he can stay in congress... it’s a man’s thing to magically make millions for his family ...
It’s not in his plans to serve the people who sent him there.
The best thing in my opinion is that our agencies are actually deporting people now and beefing up security at the border.
I despise Paul Ryan
I thought Mexico was going to pay for the wall?
Me too
Take the military out of Europe and put them on the border. Tell the RINOs they don’t get to fight the Russians until the wall is taken care of.
Hi, “we’re going to win so much your gonna get tire of winning”... for a lot of us out here, “Yeah! when is that supposed to start.” Ryan’s Bitch indeed.
Sorry, Trump is a coward and weakling. Letting Ryan push him around is pathetic. Let the government shut down if the only reason is the border wall funding. Democrats should take all the blame, he is to scare to fight the fight.
$700 million IS ALREADY APPROVED
Good ol’ Paulie, what a great American eh? So clever, powerful, and all. /S
Bump to you Jim. These folks seem determined to thwart President Trump trying to fulfill his campaign promises.
IMHO, Ryan needs to go. He's too embedded, just like Boehner.
No corporate tax cuts until Congress gets on board with the Wall.
That’ll get Ryan’s attention.
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you...! /s/
He’ll offer to fund 100 yards of white picket fence ‘cause it’ll be easy to pass, then tell us: “But wait for Phases II and III!”
Soon Ryan will be passing out pink hats.
Why doesn’t Trump just take the funding from some other Agency?? Obama did it all the time.
You wimps funded everything that 0vomit asked for. You refused to use your power to prevent any of his crap. Now when a Republican president and the voters who put you in office want something, you block it by not funding it.
Ryan you are a special kind of pathetic.
If Trump isn’t careful he may not be here next year at this rate.
I’m already tired of losing. Bring back the “Winning”.
The RINOs desperately do not want to be seen as taking any ‘entitlements’ away from people and they don’t want to betray their Chamber of Commerce ‘Cheap Labor’ contributors.
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