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Trump overrules GOP with deal on spending, debt, Harvey aid
abc ^ | Sep 7, 2017, 12:30 AM ET | Erica Werner

Posted on 09/07/2017 8:03:57 AM PDT by Red Steel

President Donald Trump briskly overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary Wednesday to cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government operating and raise America's debt limit. The immediate goal was ensuring money for hurricane relief, but in the process the president brazenly rolled his own party's leaders.

...brushing aside the urgings of GOP leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a much longer extension to the debt limit. Republicans want that longer allowance to avoid having to take another vote on the politically toxic issue before the 2018 congressional elections.

The session painted a vivid portrait of discord at the highest ranks of the Republican Party. After an angry August that Trump spent lobbing attacks at fellow Republicans, specifically targeting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

At first, in Wednesday's Oval Office meeting, the Republicans lobbied for an 18-month debt ceiling extension, then 12 months and then six, but Trump waved them off. As Mnuchin continued to press an economic argument in favor of a longer-term deal, Trump tired of it and cut him off mid-sentence. ...

Aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters, "We had a very good meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer." He didn't mention Republicans McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, who also had been present...

"I think the deal will be very good," Trump added.

Barely an hour earlier, Ryan had slammed the Democrats' demand for a three-month extension as "ridiculous and disgraceful." He issued no public statement on the final deal...

The deal struck Wednesday at the White House promises to speed the $7.9 billion Hurricane Harvey aid bill, which passed the House overwhelmingly Wednesday...The debt ceiling and government funding extensions will be attached.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 115th; hurricaneharvey; speakerryan; third100days; trumpbudget; trumpdems; trumpspending; trumpusdebt
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1 posted on 09/07/2017 8:03:57 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/sep/04/mnuchin-add-harvey-to-bill-20170904/


2 posted on 09/07/2017 8:06:01 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Red Steel

PRyno and Ditch need the whip to see if negative reinforcement will work with them.

Nice, kissy-face, positive reinforcement sure hasn’t.


3 posted on 09/07/2017 8:06:42 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Red Steel

Look, I perfectly understand sticking it to Ryan, but why in (Nicolas Cage’s character in “The Rock”) ZEUS’ BUTTHOLE would you want to work with Schumer and Pelosi?


4 posted on 09/07/2017 8:08:43 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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To: Paladin2

Supporting single payer will really stick it to them.


5 posted on 09/07/2017 8:08:54 AM PDT by WVMnteer
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To: Red Steel

Simple solution, GOP, pass a damn budget.


6 posted on 09/07/2017 8:09:08 AM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Red Steel
Loyalty begets loyalty. Ryan and McConnell have been stabbing Trump in the back. They have not risen to his defense on a whole host of issues including the Russian collusion investigation. They joined the criticism of Trump on Charlottesville.

The do-nothing Republican-controlled Congress is a joke. Trump will start working with the Dems to get at least part of his agenda thru. The Reps have shown that they are incapable of governing. They can't reach a consensus among themselves to pass legislation.

7 posted on 09/07/2017 8:09:12 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Red Steel

Well, you know; Houston is a very rich community (4th largest city in the U.S.), so why do they need federal money from all us taxpayers? My observation.


8 posted on 09/07/2017 8:09:32 AM PDT by Ace's Dad (BTW, "Ace" is now Captain Ace. But only when I'm bragging about my airline pilot son!)
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To: Paladin2

Yeah Trump getting tired of the stall game; getting rolled by Ryano and the K Street who work out of his office.


9 posted on 09/07/2017 8:11:03 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: WVMnteer

The way Ditch and PRyno have been neglecting their duties, it’s likely inevitable either way.

Not wanting to repeal 0dontcare was a big sign.


10 posted on 09/07/2017 8:11:22 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Red Steel

PRyno owes the country A Budget.


11 posted on 09/07/2017 8:12:19 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Sacajaweau

Trump and the GOP had a race to see who could be first to surrender to the Dems and Trump won! By being first, Trump has enhanced his negotiating power to dictate the terms of surrender on the upcoming tax reform debate. I can see his point, why drag out the inevitable since the Dems run Congress, so let’s cut to the chase.


12 posted on 09/07/2017 8:14:14 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: Red Steel

The establishment republican’s have brought this upon themselves by refusing to work with the President.


13 posted on 09/07/2017 8:14:25 AM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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To: FreedomNotSafety

So Trump won by surrendering first.

In September of his first year of office.

Christ have mercy.........


14 posted on 09/07/2017 8:16:03 AM PDT by WVMnteer
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To: Sacajaweau

I don’t really blame him. The democrats were going to stall, and the GOP too, and in the end make him look bad, so he undercut them. The man, like all of us, is tired of delay and inactivity.


15 posted on 09/07/2017 8:16:17 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Let's get Newt in there to help...)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
but why ...would you want to work with Schumer and Pelosi?

I have been asking the same question, but finally a reason surfaces...

brushing aside the urgings of GOP leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a much longer extension to the debt limit

In my ignorance of the details of the govt financing situation, I draw from this that Trump thinks its a bad idea to keep pushing out the debt issue. I believe I would agree. Seems to me like the compromise with the Dems was a better deal for the American people than what the RINOs were offering.

I'd be screaming at the RINO's "where's the budget?"

16 posted on 09/07/2017 8:18:09 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

I laughed out loud.

As it dawned on me you are right.

When have a Majority Dem Congress or a Dem POTUS ever capitulated like this to the GOP in recent history. I am sure they have..I just don’t know when.


17 posted on 09/07/2017 8:18:48 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Red Steel

Republicans, McConnell and Ryan, have clear notice, work with Trump or he’ll be more than happy to work with Democrats.


18 posted on 09/07/2017 8:18:57 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Because Ryan and McConnell are a worse threat. Pelosi and Schumer have no actual power except what we grant them.
The actual enemy is the GOP leadership and they must be brought to heel...with a hard jerk of the leash.

They have kept the fake Russia narrative alive. They have stopped the effort to kill Obamacare. They have refused to fund a wall and just laughed that that would wait until at least Christmas. McConnell is slow walking Trumps appointments and even stayed in pro forma session to prevent their own party’s president from making recess appointments.

So emotions aside, this was way smart. Job number one is taking down Ryan and Schumer.


19 posted on 09/07/2017 8:20:49 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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To: RummyChick

I am wondering, what do you think the result of a long winded battle would have been?

The GOP in Congress has demonstrated time and again that they are unable to rule as a majority.

Reagan compromised all of the time. And he is the epitome of Presidential to most of us.


20 posted on 09/07/2017 8:21:01 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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