McConnell blocks Senate Democrats move to reopen the government

CNN ^ | 01/10/2019 | By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN

[DarthVader]

Excellent!

[Baynative]

OMG! could it be true that the Turtle has found a spine?

[JonPreston]

Thank god we held the Senate. Turtles can be obstacles when positioned appropriately.

[CatOwner]

OMG! could it be true that the Turtle has found a spine?

Nearly every time someone on FR posts this, we somehow get screwed over soon after.

[HarleyD]

Seems to me the pressure is on Democrats and Trump. By their rebuttal that have made it into a Trump vs Pelosi/Shummer argument. Trump can handle the heat. The rest of the Republicans would be best just to sit back.

[Pollster1]

The Senate should take up the Homeland Security budget first - with $5.7B or more designated for the Wall. But it doesn’t matter until the House passes a Homeland Security bill, any Homeland Security bill.

[HombreSecreto]

All we need to keep firm:

1 Trump and 34 Senators

or

1 Trump and 148 Representatives

Just need Trump and enough legislators in one legislative chamber to sustain a veto.

[Magnum44]

So from whats not in the news, how are judge appointments coming along?

[Gasshog]

Eat Scheet Scummer. Ha ha

[Alberta's Child]

You're looking at this the wrong way.

Trump will never veto a bill to re-open the government.

That's why McConnell won't even allow a vote on a measure unless he knows Trump will sign it.

[Mr. K]

Like hell he won’t

[Political Junkie Too]

And remember that it was Schumer who refused to allow a vote in December on the Ryan funding bill. His complaints ring hollow now.

-PJ

[bert]

Surely not!

How can so many Freepers be so totally wrong ? /s

[jeffc]

Well, Reid refused to allow a vote, thus shutting down the government. Of course, the Repubs were blamed for it by not sending Obummer a bill he “could sign”...

[Windflier]

Let’s say the the entire federal expenditures for one year equal one dollar. Now take one penny out of that dollar and split it into ten equal parts.

Just one of those copper slivers represents what the President is requesting for this year’s wall construction.

That’s one tenth of one percent, yet the Democrats refuse to give it to him, even though a sizable number of the American people support building the wall.

[marajade]

I would say The President and the majority in the U S Senate have more power than Nancy in control of the House much to her dismay. LOL

[Huskrrrr]

Dems are experiencing a spending withdrawal, a Jones. As addicts, they can’t hold out much longer.

[JoSixChip]

Trump will never veto a bill to re-open the government. That's why McConnell won't even allow a vote on a measure unless he knows Trump will sign it.

That's just crazy talk. Trump is pulling mcconel along kicking and screaming. mcconnel has always been an open borders supporter. If Trump had not threatened veto, the budget would already be passed with no wall funding just like for the last 8 years.

[LS]

YERTLE Strong