Posted on 12/21/2018 5:51:14 AM PST by Kaslin
The Democrats aren’t going to get away with holding the federal government hostage to their radical open-borders agenda. Not again.
The Democrats know that they got the Republicans to cave during the previous budget impasse, which produced a bloated $1.3 trillion Omnibus spending bill that didn’t fund construction of the border wall. President Trump reluctantly signed that bill, but he did so with a vow that he would never again put his signature on such a bad piece of legislation.
“As a matter of National Security I've signed the Omnibus Spending Bill. I say to Congress: I will NEVER sign another bill like this again,” the President declared in March. “To prevent this omnibus situation from ever happening again, I'm calling on Congress to give me a line-item veto for all govt spending bills!”
He made his position even more clear in July, pledging to fix the country’s broken immigration system even if it requires a shutdown.
“I don’t care what the political ramifications are, our immigration laws and border security have been a complete and total disaster for decades, and there is no way that the Democrats will allow it to be fixed without a Government Shutdown,” he tweeted. “Border Security is National Security, and National Security is the long-term viability of our Country. A Government Shutdown is a very small price to pay for a safe and Prosperous America!”
Prior to the last budget impasse, President Trump offered congressional Democrats a surprisingly generous deal, offering to accept legal status for nearly a million DACA recipients in exchange for funding of the border wall. True to form, though, the obstructionist Democrats rejected the President’s good-faith overture, even though the $5 billion he requested for the wall would have accounted for less than 0.004 percent of the amount Congress ended up appropriating.
Now, with a partial government shutdown looming if a deal to fund seven government agencies can’t be concluded by December 21, President Trump has a perfect opportunity to follow through on his pledge while finally getting the border wall funding he has sought since the beginning of his presidency.
Senate Democrats insist that they will not accept more than $1.6 billion for border security, and they’re threatening to punish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), if the President doesn’t capitulate.
In order to get their way, the Democrats will do everything in their power to portray a potential partial government shutdown as a national catastrophe, but that’s just more fearmongering intended to manipulate the public and the press.
In reality, about two-thirds of the federal government is already funded through a budget deal reached earlier in the year, so a partial shutdown would not affect most federal employees, including those serving in the armed forces. In fact, it’s entirely possible that the showdown will only involve DHS funding because of the political drama over immigration, since Congress could fund the other six agencies separately.
Even if DHS were temporarily left without funding, though, it would not materially impact border security, because Border Patrol and ICE agents would almost certainly still be required to report for work. They would not be able to receive paychecks until a funding deal could be reached, but history shows that this would only be a temporary problem, since Congress has always appropriated back pay for employees affected by previous shutdowns.
The Democrats are a party of con artists and fear mongers, but President Trump is no fool. He knows that a border wall is essential to our national security, and he’s not going to give up on that urgent priority in the interest of political expediency.
Harlan Hill is a political advisor, media commentator, and an advisory board member of the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
Schumer Shutdown coming soon!!!
Schumer is the Grinch who stole the wall.
I want to see it, officially, happen, first!
Schumer to Cancel Christmas for Congress should be the Headline
Green pancakes cause diareeh
If Trump were clever , he would use the “shutdown” to fire thousands of useless, hostile Federal bureaucrats at EPA, the Department of Education, State, the Pentagon etc. Anyone hired in an appointed administrative position between 2009 and 2016 probably should be terminated. Hey, there is no money to pay you and permanent layoffs are absolutely necessary.
Schumer’s body language is full of hate. His hate for Trump gets in the way of doing the right thing. His far left wing media work force are hypnotized by Schumer through hate.
Why did the Donald do a 180 on the shutdown? Pecker puss Pelosi gloating over her victory. Not complicated.
Oh and Rush’s comment....less than nothing...
7.8 Billion is also in this package for Disaster Relief, which includes relief for the California Wild Fire disasters. If the Democrats in the Senate want to make California residents suffer even more, the longer they hold out, the worse it will get.
Of course he will.
The RATs cannot cave, and neither can Trump. Whoever caves will likely lose 2020.
Prior to the last budget impasse, President Trump offered congressional Democrats a surprisingly generous deal, offering to accept legal status for nearly a million DACA recipients in exchange for funding of the border wall. True to form, though, the obstructionist Democrats rejected the President’s good-faith overture, even though the $5 billion he requested for the wall would have accounted for less than 0.004 percent of the amount Congress ended up appropriating.
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It has nothing to do with money. $5 billion is pocket change for the Swamp.
Democrats don’t want the wall because walls work.
"I do not want a government shutdown, but Congress has forced me to shut down government operations. When Congress fulfills their obligation to the American people, including funding a border wall, then we will immediately resume all government operations. Until then, I call on all members of Congress to get back to work on behalf of the American people so we can move this great nation forward again. Until that time when Congress acts, I will cease all government operations."
The dirty media will continue to spread propaganda promoting Socialism. The Trump hate is out of control, as the country suffers from political nonsense.
Excellent
You have raised the salient point
If Schumer does not rally his Senators to pass the bill he will destrit California.
California can not go forward with out the disaster funds
california... democrats hurting
federal employees... democrats hurting
add democrat senators leaving DC during christmas while trump stays at the WH...
let the games begin!
McConnell should listen to President Trump and do a Nuclear.
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