Posted on 01/18/2018 11:20:33 AM PST by advance_copy
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday he won't vote for a short-term spending bill -- also known as a continuing resolution or CR -- that Republicans are attempting to pass by Friday night to avoid a government shutdown.
The South Carolina Republican continued to push for the bipartisan proposal that he and five other senators pitched to the President last week -- which addresses the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program -- though that plan was rejected.
"I'm not going to vote for a CR," Graham told reporters Wednesday. "I want to be fair to the DACA population. I want to begin to fix a broken immigration system. But above all else I want to rebuild the military that's in a great decline. ... And there is no way in the world to fix this problem without dealing with the DACA issue."
Graham's announcement makes it more difficult for Republicans to pass the short-term spending bill in the Senate. With 51 votes in the chamber, the GOP already faced an uphill battle of getting to the magic number of 60 votes to advance the bill, meaning they would need help from Democrats even if all 51 Republicans were to support the bill.
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Time for the GOP to start courting some Democrats in the senate and give graham the boot.
At least he is aware that people call him Linda Gramnasty.
So Traitor Graham is depriving US citizens of their government in order to be fair to illegal aliens?
Disgusting.
Shut is down Linda. The military in SC will remember you chose illegals over them.
That's the most weasly worded statement I've ever seen.
So—Graham is more interested in supporting 800,000 criminals over the US military.
Good to know.
Easy to paint them...they prefer illegal immigrants over having a functioning government. The prefer illegal immigrants over paying soldiers.
So Traitor Graham is depriving US citizens of their government in order to be fair to illegal aliens?
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Nothing says “I am bought and paid for” more than putting the interests of a bunch of foreigners above U.S. security.
then shut’r down
Lindsey Faggot is just doing what the Deep State donors want him to do: Engineer a “shutdown” and blame it on Trump.
South Carolina you can do better
Graham continues to find new ways to reveal he’s clueless.
Repeal the 17th Amendment.
Can you imagine a multi national corporation, preparing their annual budgets, and a group of factories, say about 10% say, that before they submit their budget for the coming year (s), they want the company to commit to increasing the dividend of the stock for all stock holders over 65? Or to commit to using only materials that come from 3rd would countries.
Might be time to start including aircraft in Iran sanctions. That will certainly get Linda’s attention with the huge operation Boeing has in his state.
See? My vote in SC for “the Democrat” (whoever s/he was) didn’t make a difference. I’d have gotten a “no” from the Democrat just like I’m getting from Graham. I can’t believe people voted for this hayseed again.
South Carolina you can do better
I’m not sure they can. That state is filling up with blue state refugees faster than you can say Linda Grahmnesty.
Who knows, if even one courageous lover of freedom, one who was born into this blessed nation through no effort of his/her own, would emerge to stand for the cause of liberty, then perhaps others might be emboldened to do what is right, instead of being bound by an authoritarian ideology and "groupthink."
Where is such a Progressive "David"?
[I want to be fair to the DACA population]
What about the MILITARY, LINDSEY? Are you being fair to THEM?
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