Posted on 04/20/2017 8:24:25 PM PDT by Helicondelta
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says that Democratic negotiators on a massive spending bill need to agree to fund top priorities of President Donald Trump such as a down payment on a border wall and hiring of additional immigration agents.
Mulvaney told The Associated Press in an interview that "elections have consequences" and that "we want wall funding" as part of the catchall spending bill, which lawmakers hope to unveil next week.
The former GOP congressman from South Carolina also said that the administration is open, though undecided, about a key Democratic demand that the measure pay for cost-sharing payments to insurance companies that help low-income people afford health policies under the Affordable Care Act.
Talks on the measure have hit a rough patch as a deadline to avert a government shutdown looms late next week.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
YES! But it was already authorized, just never spent.
They get a "massive spending bill" and we got only a "down payment" on a wall.
The House is part of the Deep Swamp....
Yes, Ryan's House is a big problem. More people need to complain about it.
placemark
When does Mexico start paying up?
BTW, how are the tariff/”border adjustment tax” talks going in Congress? Haven’t heard much lately.
A small “handling fee” on wire transfers to Mexico and the wall is paid for.
CC
Exactly, I thought that was Mr. Trump’s plan all along?!? Got sidelined I guess...maybe too many legalities/court fights unless he taxed ALL foreign remittances?
The wall will pay for itself in about two months based on the savings of not having to support illegals. Regardless, the traitorous scum, Paul Ryan will sabotage this appropriation.
I am only a taxer not a lobbyist. I want the damn wall.
Use these funds:
EPA
STATE
Sanctuary Cities
California Colleges with Hate Speech
Money Order fees
Government Welfare
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.