And for everyone who wants to know what Republicans voted against this in the House...
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.
It did.
It may or may not pass the Senate.
But that depends on whether Senators want to stay in town through the holidays.
Ok McConnell, show you are a leader in other than judicial appointments; keep the Senate in session and force the Dems to actually filibuster until they give up and allow a vote on the bill. Then whip the weak-kneed Repubs like Collins, Flake, Corker etc in to line and pass it.
“Is everyone else as sick and tired of Schumer as I am. He is actually sickening.”
Don’t leave out his “sidekick,” Nancy. They are both reprehensible (I can’t add human beings, because that would be an affront to the rest of humanity).
Chuck U Schumer will have to convince his Democrats to filibuster disaster relief funding at the same time.
Schumer shutdown part II.
No one ever seems to corner Chuckie and ask him why he’s opposed to a border wall in the first place.
.......Is everyone else as sick and tired of Schumer as I am. He is actually sickening.......
Yeah, I watched this presser live on Fox. Between Schumer and pelosi at the microphone spewing their twisted views I had to mute the newscast. These two carried on for about 10min or so.
I saw desperation and panic from them. They know about the GoFundMe and it scares them. Trump has the rats in a corner and is starting to pummel them.
These two are most vile people.
And for everyone who wants to know what Republicans voted against this in the House...
Someone should tell Schumer he lost seats
Trump plays 3D chess and wins again... no one saw this move coming after he castled … and then BOOM checked Schumer. and Nancy asks, “did someone write a check?”
No money for California fire relief too Schumie. How you gonna explain that to the golden state?
“... then there is a conference committee.”
I think going to confence is “debatable”.
Know if it’s subject to filibuster? Sounds like it is.
His party has two fewer Senate seats come January.
And before Piglosi celebrates, the Senate will be the graveyard for Rat- passed House bills.
Can’t this pass with 51 votes through Budget Reconciliation?
Can’t this pass with 51 votes through Budget Reconciliation?
Schumer is one very sick narcissistic sociopath who leads a whole gaggle of the same in the democrat party. Trump needs to fire all these gay loving clowns in charge of the military and replace them with patriots. He needs to start preparing now. I can see what is coming.
Hey Chuck, do you lock your house when you leave? If so why?
Ram it home girls..
Even so, I am in favor of a SHUTDOWN.
Just do it.
Leave it that way until at least Spring.
In that case he better have 67 votes to override Trumps veto.
No.
But I’m not sure what happens if it goes to conference- or how.
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