Posted on 12/22/2018 3:54:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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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Why is Florida showing purple? Rubio & Scott are both republicans.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Florida are:
Bill Nelson (Democratic Party) Marco Rubio (Republican Party)
Whatta mamzer!
I would like to think McConnell would do the right thing, but he had two years to do a lot of right things and took a pass.
He and Ryan made complete fools out of themselves, and revealed how deep the treachery goes within our own party.
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McConnell likely had a martini with Schumuk after his “speech”
And they won’t get anything through Congress or the President if they don’t play ball. And they will own their record.
Well, can’t say as I disagree with that.
He may have. I would certainly hope not.
The “Schumer shutdown” has a nice ring to it.
5.56mm
“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”.
EXACTLY! I said the very same thing last night.
Pence should keep them in session 24/7 until it is funded.
Dear senator schumer—you apparently think we want your government ( partial) shutdown tactic to end. You’re mistaken.
Many years ago, there was a limit on how many vacation days a Fed gov worker could carry over to the next year. They had a use-it-or-lose-it policy. I wonder if that is still in effect.
I’m sad to say Arizona will be purple as of Jan 3.
Is that like "Chuck You Farley"?
..which means chuky ducky could be tried in a military tribunal for treason. There could be a cargo plane flying south soon?
I hope he and that crazy witch Pelosi and all their buddies wind up in the foundation of that wall.
Fiscal conservatism? Ridiculous, from Democrats, and even Republicans, now.
Open Borders? That is a big loser for 75% of the country.
The obvious reason is they hate President Trump.
That will not fly for most of the country.
“Open Borders? That is a big loser for 75% of the country.”
Which country is that?
The one that just elected an open borders Congress?
“Someone explain to me why this can’t be part of “reconciliation”
Well, since it can’t pass the Senate, there’s nothing to reconcile.
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