Schumer says funding for border wall will never pass, 'not today, not next week, not next year'

Washington Examiner ^ | December 22, 2018 01:51 PM | Allison Elyse Gualtieri

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Calling the partial government shutdown the result of a "two-week tantrum" by President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the funds for the border wall the president wants will never pass the Senate.

"If you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple," the New York Democrat said in his remarks on the Senate floor. The Senate opened at noon Saturday for a rare session, just days before Christmas.

His Saturday comments echoed those he made Friday to Vice President Mike Pence, one of the administration's negotiators.

Trump and Senate leaders failed to come to an agreement this week that would garner the necessary 60 votes in the Republican-controlled Senate. Negotiations have stalled over $5.8 billion in funding for a border wall, which passed in the House's version of the spending bill Thursday.

"Everyone knew yesterday, long before the House vote, that the president's wall lacked 60 votes in the Senate. It has proven to lack even 50 votes. It will never pass the Senate. Not today, not next week, not next year," Schumer said.

Calling the wall expensive and ineffective, Schumer said the majority of Americans do not support its construction.

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This will someday be known as Schmuckie's "Read My Lips" moment.

[5th MEB]

Well, all I can say is CHUCK FUMER.

[Eddie01]

Hey Schumer, stop putting my family in harms way.

There used to be a time...

[Logical me]

Nothing Schumer, the communists bastar!, will pass. Schumer does not get it, his hands are tied for at least two years. He thinks having the House is a wind fall. What a simple fool.

[mjp]

E-mail Chuck

call Chuck

[Gasshog]

The Gay Schmuckster would look real good planted under The Wall.

Any wall for that matter.

[dowcaet]

Now is the time for the president to make a nationally televised speech and pound the point home about the need for protecting our borders and putting Schmucky and all of Congress on notice for their negligence on this issue.

[beergarden]

“’not today, not next week, not next year’

that’s what I said when asked if I was a Dummycrat..

[Sacajaweau]

Just because Mitch said no nuclear option....doesn't mean that it can't happen.

I think Mitch just gave them every opportunity to do the right thing...and at the same time...show everyone what a bunch of hateful politicians the Dems are.

[timestax]

[Baynative]

[Lockbox]

Hey, keep it shut down! I don’t care! You know after a while people will discover that they can live without government, then what are you going to do Chuck?

[tet68]

One prays fervently that Chuck has to eat those words
and chokes on them for the next two years until the
second Trump Administration.

[Electric Graffiti]

“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion”

I guess chuck refuses to uphold his oath. I guess chuck is a domestic enemy of the Constitution. /shocking I know

[newfreep]

The communist traitors continue to unmask themselves for all to see.

[tired&retired]

At least Chuckie didn’t say it will only pass “over his dead body” as Trump would reply, “That can be arranged!”

[NorthMountain]

So the government is currently under a “Schumer Shutdown” ... Schumer refuses to vote for necessary border protection; Schumer willfully endangers Americans. Schumer Shutdowns are bad for Americans.

[DennisR]

Chuckle talks like the loser he is.

[NorthMountain]

The downfall of the American Republic began when we abandoned the practice of Tar and Feathers.

[Bryan24]

My dream is:

CBS REporter: Mr Bryan24, since you are out of work due to Mr Trumps’s shutdown, what do you think should happen?

Bryan24: I think people like Chuck Schumer should get out of Washington DC and realize that the VAST majority of the country wants the Southern border secured.

We wouldn’t NEED a wall if the politicians and bureaucrats actually enforced the laws. They won’t. So, sine they won’t enforce the law of the land, we need to construct a wall to keep terrorist, law breakers, illegal immigrants and everyone out who is not entering the country LEGALLY.

CBS Reporter: But what about... (interrupted)

Bryan24: But what about what? Do you think it is OK for illegals to come into our country, breaking our laws, using taxpayer resources and we should not stop it? I DON’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE YOU ARE ABOUT TO SAY.

If a country is not willing to secure its borders, it will be overrun. Period. Until you idiots realize that, we will continue to have illegals killing innocent Americans, bringing drugs and diseases into our country.