Posted on 09/20/2018 7:50:16 AM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed fellow Republicans in Congress on Thursday to "get tough" and push to fund his proposed border wall in the current spending bill, raising the specter of a government shutdown when funding lapses later this month.
In a post on Twitter, Trump called the bill "ridiculous" for not including funds for a planned wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and blamed Democrats for blocking it in the plan passed by the Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday.
The Senate-approved massive spending package included a provision to fund the federal government through Dec. 7 in an effort to avoid a government shutdown when funding ends Sept. 30.
The move gives lawmakers more time to finalize plans for next year's spending, and avoids potentially angering voters who could be left without services from federal agencies weeks before the Nov. 6 congressional elections.
Republicans, who are seeking to keep control of both chambers in the November election, narrowly control the Senate with 51 seats against 49 for Democrats, and need Democrats' support to pass any spending legislation.
The spending legislation must pass the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives before it can be signed into law by Trump.
Trump has previously threatened to let the government shut down on Oct. 1 if he does not get money for the border wall.
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It's interesting congressional Republicans are willing to give Democrats everything they want, and will not give their voters or POTUS Trump anything they want.
And this thread will not get 10 posts deep before somebody comes along to defend this toilet scum.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed fellow Republicans in Congress on Thursday to “get tough” and push to fund his proposed border wall in the current spending bill, raising the specter of a government shutdown when funding lapses later this month.
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Why are you posting that crap on this thread?
Veto. it. They’ll have votes to override teaming up w Ds
Trump urges.. I hope Trump realizes the GOP DOES NOT WANT THE WALL. They think it’s a barbaric solution and they will never fund it without a gun to thier head.
You complained that you weren’t going to get ten posts.
When I ping, I like to add several links rather than ‘peck-and-ping’.
Sorry you feel I did you wrong.
Mariner’s great news is getting buried. Anyone care to help him out and ping folks here?
This would be excellent front page news!
Mitch McConnell has never said that he supports a wall. Trump needs to get tough.
A government shutdown would be a game-changer, not only for the nation but this election!
I want to get tough but to whom do we communicate that desire?
“I want to get tough but to whom do we communicate that desire?”
Republicans in Congress. If you think they’ll listen.
Republicans in Congress barely listened during the Reagan years, grumbling all the while.
They didn’t listen during the Bush years.
They didn’t listen during the Clinton years.
They didn’t listen during the GW years.
They didn’t listen during the Obama years.
Don’t ask me why, but I don’t expect them to listen now.
There are times when I think the only people more stupid than minorities thinking the Democrats will do anything for them, is Conservatives thinking Repubicans will EVER do anything for them.
We have our own plantation.
Once we vote out enough Democrats then we need to start on voting out RINO's...
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