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Schumer, Pelosi cancel meeting with Trump as shutdown showdown begins
Washington Times ^ | November 28, 2017 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 11/28/2017 8:50:24 AM PST by rdl6989

The top two Democrats in Congress canceled a meeting with President Trump slated for later Tuesday, saying they didn’t see him as a viable partner in trying to strike an end-of-year spending deal.

The stunning move attempts to further sideline Mr. Trump and portray him as at odds with his party’s own leadership in Congress.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced their decision to skip the meeting hours after Mr. Trump said he doubted they could reach a deal on an end-of-year spending bill.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: 115th; budget; obstructionistdems; pelosi; schumer; trump; trumpbudget
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To: spintreebob

Yes McConnell and Ryan are that stupid.


21 posted on 11/28/2017 9:02:46 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: BenLurkin

I just answered my own question......Trump needs some Dem votes to do a Ryan McConnell end around


22 posted on 11/28/2017 9:03:40 AM PST by Be Careful
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To: rdl6989

Democrats hate truth . . . it’s like holy water on a vampire.


23 posted on 11/28/2017 9:04:25 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: rdl6989

And the democrats and the media, same thing, Will still say it’s the Republicans shutting down the government.


24 posted on 11/28/2017 9:05:01 AM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: rdl6989

So THE DEMOCRATS will shut down the government just so that illegal aliens can stay here and suck up welfare and goodies, while the American people suffer from the shutdown.

And the spineless Republicans like Ryan (anybody know where he is these days?) and McConnell, McCain, Graham, Corker, Flake, Portman, Murkowski, and Collins will not say a word, unless it’s to blame Trump.

And not a single federal employee will lose a dime in pay, so they all will be getting a paid vacation.

What a great country!


25 posted on 11/28/2017 9:05:20 AM PST by oldbill
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To: rdl6989

If they thought President Trump was going to roll on DACA...they’re not too bright...


26 posted on 11/28/2017 9:05:36 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: rdl6989
end-of-year spending deal.

How about we have an actual budget of limited spending based upon projected revenue, instead of creating the world's largest unaccountable limitless spending machine?

27 posted on 11/28/2017 9:06:03 AM PST by henkster
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To: spintreebob

Let’s stop the benefits of a shutdown....NO RETRO PAY...


28 posted on 11/28/2017 9:07:04 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: caligatrux
Any Republican who wants any chance to keep his/her job needs to get on Trump's side on this right now and stay on it.

"Our People" need to stand with Trump and Republican Voters or they need to go home and stay there. Enough is enough.

29 posted on 11/28/2017 9:07:49 AM PST by GOPJ (https://www.reddit.com/r/StumpSheet/comments/6ec3z1/fake_hate_crimes_official/)
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To: rdl6989

Full repeal of Obamacare, real tax reform - not deduction reform, build the wall, defund Planned Parenthood, NPR, and CFPB, build the Wall ... or “shut down” the federal farce of a government.


30 posted on 11/28/2017 9:09:05 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: spintreebob

The 21 day shutdown of 95 -96 was the longest and the Pubbies willingly owned it. The Pubbies caved to the Dims when they realized that no one was missing all of that essential government. The Pubbies, especially the big compassionate government Pubbies now known as the GOPe, got worried that they were on the verge of permanently shrinking the government and ended it.


31 posted on 11/28/2017 9:09:10 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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To: rdl6989

good. why waste time meeting with that kind anyway, they’re the very representatives of the Swamp DJT has to Drain! plus, they’re too old has-been alligators anyway, and we all know what happens to worn-out alligators in the Swamp, don’t we?


32 posted on 11/28/2017 9:09:29 AM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians aren’t born, they’re excreted.” - Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: GOPJ

I second your motion!!!


33 posted on 11/28/2017 9:11:11 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

Trump wanted them to cancel the meeting. Why waste his time? The Dems want to shut down the government over DACA. They care more about illegal aliens than they do about American citizens.


34 posted on 11/28/2017 9:11:25 AM PST by kabar
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To: rdl6989

Good deal Schumer and Pelosi have nothing to offer they are only speed bumps on the progress road.


35 posted on 11/28/2017 9:13:38 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: rdl6989

Their bet is that Trump will sign anything that makes it through Congress.

They are right.


36 posted on 11/28/2017 9:15:26 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: FreedomNotSafety
The government of Spain was shut down for more than nine months last year because they couldn't get a working majority in their parliament to form a governing coalition.

Something like 4% of the country's population actually wanted the shutdown to end.

37 posted on 11/28/2017 9:17:01 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: rdl6989

Going to be much tougher to make this “shutdown” seem like anything now that a Republican is president. He won’t shut down national parks (including preventing people from parking on the side of the road to look at them) or veterans’ memorials like his loathsome predecessor did.

Guess Upchuck and Nanzi will have to rely on their good buds in the media to scrounge up some sad sacks to whine to the camera about how the horribleawfulginormous shutdown gave them butthurt.


38 posted on 11/28/2017 9:18:16 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: ClearCase_guy

They blame him for everything anyway.


39 posted on 11/28/2017 9:20:52 AM PST by tiki
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To: kabar
They care more about illegal aliens than they do about American citizens.

Actually a real government shutdown would be a nice gift for the taxpayers...if only they would leave most of it shut down.

40 posted on 11/28/2017 9:21:34 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs...same thing)
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