And as they attempt to reach an agreement to fend off a government shutdown, Republicans seemed largely unconcerned with a tweet from the president that – for a moment – seemed to entirely upend their plans.
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‘This legislation funds the Federal Government at current spending levels through February 16, providing more time for the Congress and the Administration to reach a longer-term funding agreement, ‘ the statement said. The funding measure needs 60 votes to pass, meaning Republicans will need to win over at least nine Democrats to avert a shutdown.
Not all government functions would grind to a halt. Mail would be delivered.
And you’ll be out of luck if you’re upcoming vacation plans include a stop at any National Park or other treasured federal site – whether that’s the Statue of Liberty in NY, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., or Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
“If the Senate Democrats want to shut the government down…that’s a choice they would make”, he said.
The Senate approach, Lujan Grisham said, would reduce the parents of Dreamers to “second-class citizens” because they would receive temporary protections and no pathway to citizenship, as well as other problems.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is one of those senators who said he’s oppose the spending measure.
Two North Carolina Republicans are going head-to-head over whether there are enough GOP votes in the House to avoid a government shutdown, just hours before a House floor vote on the stopgap funding bill. The legislation would also delay a few Affordable Care Act taxes. So, getting their votes on their own, however much they hate continuing resolutions, is the logical path forward. That led the White House to issue a statement saying Trump was still on board with the House proposal. It includes a six-year reauthorisation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which Democrats have demanded, Xinhua reported. Though the impact would initially be spotty – since most agencies would be closed until Monday – the story would be certain to dominate weekend news coverage, and each party would be gambling the public would blame the other.
All but six Democrats voted against the bill because it did not include a solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, a key priority for members of the party.
The bill also suspends a 2.3 percent medical device sales tax for two years that manufacturers said would cost jobs and stifle scientific innovation.
“I’m looking for something that President Trump supports”. “It baffles me and it perplexes me, because I come from the business world, that we don’t run our country better”. Dick Durbin, who was at the White House meeting, said Friday that the President “said these hate-filled things and he said them repeatedly”.
Some Republicans also want a DACA fix, and plan to oppose the bill unless it has one.
Senate Republicans leaders have convinced themselves Democrats will have to peel off to support the spending package the House would send over.
“We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country”.
McConnell’s deputy in the Senate leadership is John Cornyn of Texas.
The stopgap measure is a relatively clean bill.
Conservative Republicans are already beginning to cast blame of Democrats for any potential shutdown. Sen.
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After the vote, House Republicans were pleased with the outcome, and urged the Senate to simply pass this bill, and continue negotiations on overall budget funding levels, immigration and more in the days ahead. During previous shutdowns, lawmakers were advised that they did not have to furlough aides they needed to write laws, help them vote, or communicate with their constituents.
