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Schumer: House-passed border wall bill dead in the Senate
The Hill ^ | 12/20/18 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 12/20/2018 5:27:50 PM PST by yesthatjallen

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) says a House-passed spending bill providing $5.7 billion for a border wall is dead-on-arrival in the Senate, signaling raising odds of a partial government shutdown.

“The bill that’s on the floor of the House, everyone knows, will not pass the Senate,” Schumer said moments before the House voted in support on the measure.

He accused Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of “cynically” putting the bill on the House floor “knowing it can’t pass the Senate.”

“Everyone knows it can’t pass the Senate. It’s a cynical attempt to just hurt innocent people and do just what President Trump wants even though they probably know it’s bad for the country,” Schumer said.

The Senate is scheduled to convene at noon on Friday to consider the House legislation.

He said that once the Senate defeats the House-passed measure on Friday, House Republican leaders should immediately schedule a vote on a clean temporary funding measure, without border wall funding, that passed the upper chamber without opposition on Friday.

“Leader Pelosi and I and probably Sen. McConnell would hope that the House would then consider passing the bipartisan, unanimously-passed bill [sent down by] Senate," Schumer said, referring to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

“Whether they’ll do that or not, your guess is as good as mine,” he added.

Asked about the prospect of Congress overturning a Trump veto of a clean short-term funding measure with money for the border wall, Schumer said that question should be directed to Republican leaders.

Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) have also offered two alternatives they say can pass both chambers and avoid a partial shutdown: a year-long stopgap spending measure funding the Department of Homeland Security or a year-long stopgap that would fund departments and agencies covered by the seven unfinished appropriations bills.

Both proposals would keep funding for border fencing at the same level as Congress appropriated for 2018: $1.3 billion.

“It is a shame that this president, who is plunging the nation into chaos, is throwing another temper tantrum and is going to hurt lots of innocent people,” Schumer said, insisting that Democrats will not budge on border-wall funding.

Schumer slammed Trump for flip-flopping on his intention to sign a clean stopgap measure, without border wall funding, that would keep government agencies funded into the new year.

“Unfortunately President Trump was attacked this morning and last night by the hard right and, fearful, he backed off his commitment to sign this bill. Republican leaders told us yesterday that he was ready to sign the bipartisan bill that passed the Senate unanimously,” he said.

He also accused Trump of plunging the country into chaos amidst a turbulent week in politics and in the financial markets.

“Today’s events have made one thing clear: President Trump is plunging the country into chaos,” he said, pointing to the looming shutdown, a precipitous drop in the stock markets, and the resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 115th; border; borderwall; democrats; obstructionistdems; schumer; senate; trump
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To: yesthatjallen

Last time I checked we still hold the Senate, Chuck.


21 posted on 12/20/2018 5:38:36 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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To: yesthatjallen

“The Hill” ... of course.

Trump picked a good number: 5 Bil. People see it as a small expenditure. .13% of the budget.
Not as something worth “shutting the government down” over saving.

Trump will win this- even against the RINOs.


22 posted on 12/20/2018 5:39:14 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: JoSixChip

The house amended the originals bill. So technically, it’s like a new bill. The senate votes on the new bill. If they oppose then there is a conference committee.


23 posted on 12/20/2018 5:39:31 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: damper99

“Equally on Mitch too.”

I don’t think so.


24 posted on 12/20/2018 5:39:45 PM PST by JPJones (More tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: yesthatjallen

So, how many trespassers are staying with chuckee and cuzzin’ amy?


25 posted on 12/20/2018 5:39:52 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: yesthatjallen

The President should have an adress in the Oval office with the parents of Americans killed by illegals, killed by the drug cartels. 5 billion dollars out of a 4 trillion dollar budget is a small price to pay to protect the American people.


26 posted on 12/20/2018 5:40:03 PM PST by mainerforglobalwarming
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To: yesthatjallen

I need to publicly apologize for doubting Trump over the last few days. Could be my best Christmas ever !!!


27 posted on 12/20/2018 5:40:24 PM PST by 11th_VA ("When passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy." - Susan Collins)
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To: Bullish

good luck. The repubs include flake and a few other never trumpers.


28 posted on 12/20/2018 5:40:39 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: morphing libertarian

Thanks for the clarification.


29 posted on 12/20/2018 5:40:55 PM PST by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: mainerforglobalwarming

XLNT


30 posted on 12/20/2018 5:41:03 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: yesthatjallen

This will be known as the “Schumer Government Shutdown Bill”!!!


31 posted on 12/20/2018 5:41:08 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: yesthatjallen

That’s good Chuck, the whole world gets to see you explain why you have no problem handing Mexico and Central America a $10 billion Christmas present but you can’t agree to give half that for American border security.

Guess we always knew that aboutcha anyway, huh?


32 posted on 12/20/2018 5:42:24 PM PST by Regulator
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To: antidemoncrat

Democrats will not change that rule. They got burned last time they changed the rules. Also while Trump is President it would be a waste for them to do that.

Maybe if the rats controlled the house, senate and president then they might do it if there aren’t enough liberal republicans to go along with them.


33 posted on 12/20/2018 5:42:41 PM PST by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: Combat_Liberalism

You could tell Mitch was furious when POTUS introduced him at the signing of the farm bill.


34 posted on 12/20/2018 5:43:17 PM PST by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: yesthatjallen

Schumer Shutdown!!


35 posted on 12/20/2018 5:43:59 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

Border security AND additional disaster relief funds.


36 posted on 12/20/2018 5:44:58 PM PST by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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To: eyeamok

Nancy insisted it wouldn’t pass the House.


37 posted on 12/20/2018 5:45:14 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: yesthatjallen
Finally, a President who will stand up the Media and the Democrats on the shutdown.

As long as the Media and Democrats had the shutdown weapon, the Republicans could never win.

38 posted on 12/20/2018 5:46:03 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Shouldn’t all the House Members just leave and go home for the Holiday, We did our Job Chucky, it’s on you now.


39 posted on 12/20/2018 5:46:20 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: yesthatjallen

OK Schumer, bring it !


40 posted on 12/20/2018 5:46:48 PM PST by A strike (Import Third World become Third World)
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