Posted on 01/20/2019 3:57:18 PM PST by conservative98
“The legislation that the majority leader will bring to the floor this week would both reopen the remaining portions of the government, fund disaster relief, fund border security and address immigration issues that both Republicans and Democrats would like to address — all in one bill,” Don Stewart, McConnell’s deputy chief of staff, told the New York Times in an interview.
McConnell aims to put pressure on Democrats who have said they will not negotiate with Trump on his wall until the government reopens.
Stewart said the legislative package would include seven appropriation bills that would fund agencies that have been closed for 30 days.
He said McConnell hopes to see the package passed by Friday so that the government could reopen and federal workers could get a scheduled paycheck.
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Schumer has at least 10 Dims that DO NOT WANT TO VOTE on this bill.
Deal is off the table. Dims said so. Too bad, so sad.
Yep - it will turn into an amnesty bill once all is said and done and Pelosi will claim victory
The article doesn’t say explicitly that the bill funds building the wall. Anybody know for sure?
Good post.
It will but the bill hasn’t occurred yet.
Thanks.
“Perhaps some furloughed bureaucrats should begin stalking those legislators and interrupting their restaurant meals, or something.”
I’d pay money to see that! But they won’t, the Liberal mind doesn’t work that way. They would seemingly starve to death for the sake of their “ideals!”
Can you imagine what we could achieve with a simple majority vote?
This is just as pertinent this minute as it was then....is Nancy Pelosi in the drug business?
All too true.
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