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Trump raises stakes on government shutdown, demands border wall funds in spending bill
washingtontimes.com/ap ^ | 4/20/17 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 04/21/2017 7:39:04 AM PDT by ColdOne

The White House said Thursday that it wants to see money for President Trump’s border wall included in the spending bill Congress must pass next week — a demand Democrats said sours negotiations and makes a government shutdown more likely.

The demands mark a reversal for the administration, which had been saying it found enough money to build prototypes this year and wouldn’t need a major infusion of cash until next year.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: borders; borderwall; debtceiling; illegalaliens; immigration; shutdown; spendingbill; trump; trumpwall
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To: ColdOne

The Art of the Deal meets Drain The Swamp.


21 posted on 04/21/2017 8:03:49 AM PDT by BAW (It is Yuge!)
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To: sickoflibs

There will be no budget bill, just a continuing resolution for the remaining few months of the fiscal year.


22 posted on 04/21/2017 8:04:28 AM PDT by kabar
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To: ColdOne

Good. Shut ‘er down. Stop funding 0-care, EPA, Education, ATF, CIA etc, etc.

A government shutdown is a plus.


23 posted on 04/21/2017 8:05:42 AM PDT by grumpygresh (When will Soros be brought to justice? Crush the vermin, crush the Left.)
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To: kabar
RE:”There will be no budget bill, just a continuing resolution for the remaining few months of the fiscal year”

Yep

24 posted on 04/21/2017 8:06:47 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Trump "I will put America First!")
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To: Paladin2

The draining of the swamp of Congress is up to us, the voters.
WE have to stop voting for weasels and Cantorize the swamp creatures.


25 posted on 04/21/2017 8:09:56 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: txrefugee

He should not be deterred from this very important campaign promise.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

He also promised to end DACA.
He should follow through and reassign the people approving work permits for illegal aliens to processing deportations.


26 posted on 04/21/2017 8:16:15 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: sickoflibs
Amazing isn't it? The Reps have total control over the government and they are terrified that they will be blamed for shutting down the government unless they accede to the Dems' demands. The MSM will blame the GOP for shutting down the government.

When the situation was reversed and the Dems held the WH and the Senate, the Reps did not confront the Dems for fear of being blamed for shutting down the government. You would think the GOP would have the learned by now that there is a double standard and that they should ignore this crap and do what is right. The GOP acts like they are in the minority even when the control the levers of government.

27 posted on 04/21/2017 8:17:40 AM PDT by kabar
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To: txrefugee
Good for him. But he should tell the Democrats and some of the squishy GOPe sell-outs that if they don’t appropriate the money, he will build the wall with money he takes from all sanctuary cities, states and universities. He should not be deterred from this very important campaign promise.

Agreed. I think he should also plug the funds cut from NATO, the UN and the various foreign aid packages reduced into the wall. Moreover, the idiots who oppose him from the GOPe should be targeted for primary replacement by Trump loyalists.

28 posted on 04/21/2017 8:20:57 AM PDT by ExSoldier ("Terrorists: They hate you yesterday, today, and tomorrow. End it, no more tomorrows for them!)
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To: kabar
RE:”Amazing isn't it? The Reps have total control over the government and they are terrified that they will be blamed for shutting down the government unless they accede to the Dems’ demands. “

What demands are Dems making that Reps are giving into?
It may happen but what has come up so far?

29 posted on 04/21/2017 8:24:52 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Trump "I will put America First!")
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To: Lurkinanloomin

>>He also promised to end DACA.<<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you think that, YOU WERE NOT LISTENING. He might have made one comment early on that could be construed that way; but, the rest of the time he NEVER LET HIMSELF BE DEFINED as deporting millions of children. Always pivoted to criminals and gang members.

I know this because, like many of us here, I watched dozens of his speeches, most of his interviews, and of course all the debates.


30 posted on 04/21/2017 8:26:49 AM PDT by Disestablishmentarian
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To: txrefugee

Except that the actual campaign promise was that Mexico, NOT US taxpayers, would pay for the wall.


31 posted on 04/21/2017 8:28:16 AM PDT by maxtheripper
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To: sickoflibs

The wall and cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood for starters.


32 posted on 04/21/2017 8:34:13 AM PDT by kabar
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To: ColdOne

Republicans know this was his most repeated, central promise of his entire campaign.

McConnell should do us all the favor of nuking the filibuster on this, too.


33 posted on 04/21/2017 8:34:15 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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To: ColdOne

Brilliant. They don’t shut down, we win and get border funds.

They do shut down, we win and get the freakin’ government shut down.

WIN/WIN


34 posted on 04/21/2017 8:36:10 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: maxtheripper
Except that the actual campaign promise was that Mexico, NOT US taxpayers, would pay for the wall.

True enough, but Congress must provide the seed money to get the wall started so as not to delay construction. There are many ways to get Mexico to pay for the wall, e.g., a surcharge on visas; a tax on the annual $27 billion sent to Mexico as remittances; a tariff on Mexican imports; etc.

35 posted on 04/21/2017 8:37:27 AM PDT by kabar
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To: txrefugee

They know that. He can use drug money sitting in Treasury vaults.


36 posted on 04/21/2017 8:38:14 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Disestablishmentarian

The pivot on DACA did not take place until after the election.
He repeatedly said he would undo ALL of Obama’s executive actions on immigration.


37 posted on 04/21/2017 8:39:12 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ColdOne

Now we’re talking!


38 posted on 04/21/2017 8:39:50 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: kabar

Money was committed for this freaking wall years ago, and these p(r)icks pissed it away. WTF! Wake up the TRUMP team....


39 posted on 04/21/2017 8:41:20 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: Disestablishmentarian

Wrong. He said he would immediately end DACA.
WE WERE LISTENING.
During his August Phoenix immigration speech, Trump unambiguously stated that his new administration “will immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal immigrant amnesties, in which he defied federal law and the Constitution….”

You admit as much: “He might have made one comment early on that could be construed that way”. Then you say that he didn’t: “he NEVER LET HIMSELF BE DEFINED as deporting millions of children.” You can’t have it both ways.

In any event, this thread is about the wall and many of us agree with prioritizing removals by targeting felons first.
But don’t piss on our legs, FRiend, by yelling and tell us it’s raining.


40 posted on 04/21/2017 8:43:19 AM PDT by tumblindice
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