Posted on 01/19/2018 8:01:47 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity on Friday in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating, leaving less than two hours for lawmakers to find a way to avert a midnight shutdown of much of the federal government.
Senate Republican leaders fell well short of the 60 votes necessary to proceed on the spending bill, which had passed the House on Thursday. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, was trying to rally support for a shorter temporary spending measure that would allow both parties to save face.
But even if the Senate adopted such a bill, it would also have to pass the House. With time running out, at least a short shutdown appeared inevitable.
The 10 p.m. vote came after a day of budget brinkmanship in Washington that included a last-minute negotiating session between President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. The 90-minute meeting produced progress, both men said, but no deal. Just hours later, it appeared to collapse.
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The Schumer Shutdown is in effect! For 800k illegals, Schumer said FU to 320 million Americans!!!
Trump is smart enough to create massive leverage from a shutdown.
isn’t it shutting down just 15%?
800K is probably low considering how hard the dims are going in the paint for illegals.
It’s a Schumer Shutdown! Let’s all send him a thank-you tweet for saving the 2018 midterms for the Republicans! Bwahahahahahaha!
Kill Bill! Kill Bill!
Who’s poor Bill?
(KIDDING)
Interesting. I have not heard this.
You haven't heard of it because it is not true.
No amnesty!!!
What amusing is with DJT managing positive cash flow, the longer the budget impass goes on; the easier it is to argue that cutting 10% is possible on a permanent basis.
DJT has been through the exercise a dozen times in his career.
Dems are doing this to draw attention away from #releasethememo and tax cut good news.
The Feds run around a 10% deficit so on a annual basis the cuts need to be a little over 10%. On a cash flow basis, the cuts might need to be 15%.
All within DJTs experience
The ‘rat Senators are really clustering around Schumer now.... something is going on. Will he simply rant or is there going to be a new vote?
A great day? if you were being used as pawn like the hundreds of thousands of military families you wouldn’t think so.
“The Democrat shutdown of the government is not about continuing the current DACA program, the GOP supports that.
It’s about the Democrats REFUSING to stop future illegal immigration, or chain migration. They want a PERMANENT amnesty program to attract millions more illegal aliens.
That is what the shutdown is about.”
-J.B.-
Only if Mitch gave the President the ability to make recess appointments. They took that away from him, remember?
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