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Dems give up shutdown fight
Washington Times ^ | January 22, 2018 | By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller -

Posted on 01/22/2018 10:59:57 AM PST by COUNTrecount

Senate Democrats relinquished on the government shutdown Monday, agreeing to vote to reopen the government but insisting they’ll keep fighting for illegal immigrant “Dreamers” over the next weeks, with another shutdown deadline looming Feb. 8.

“I’m glad we’ve gotten past that,” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said just ahead of a vote.

The vote to end the filibuster was 81-18, clearing the way for passage of the stopgap spending bill.

The House was expected to pass the bill later Monday, which would end the shutdown after three days.

The breakthrough came after Mr. McConnell said he would allow the Senate to conduct a freewheeling immigration debate in February, unless they come to a deal before then on how to handle the Dreamers.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 115th; braking; daca; democrats; schumershutdown; shutdown; theodorer
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To: Col Frank Slade

“Playtime is over.”

“Release the FISA memo”

+1


101 posted on 01/22/2018 1:15:14 PM PST by 1035rep
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To: KyCats

Ending chain migration is more important than The Wall.

Agree. The most important thing is to reduce migration, legal and illegal from the third world, particularly Hispanic immigration. Hispanics vote overwhelmingly for Democrats, and have turned formerly freedom-loving states into America-hating-Democrat-ruled fiefdoms:

California - gone
Colorado - gone
New Mexico - gone
Virginia (with some white lib help) - gone

(Most kids in Arizona are Hispanic - so that state is also a dead state walking )


102 posted on 01/22/2018 1:18:16 PM PST by Dagnabitt (Bill of Love? No thanks. Let's love America instead.)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Schumer thought the MSM would in the shutdown on the President like it did the last four times, but social media and memes were out ahead of the MSM and changed the playing field before CNN et al could turn the narrative. Dems have lost their media advantage to weaponized autists.


103 posted on 01/22/2018 1:36:50 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: COUNTrecount

Sarah’s presser today was great. She was rubbing Chuck’s and the Dems’ face in it, and the reporters didn’t say boo about that. She might as well have had Chuck lying on the floor in front of her, and her with one foot on him doing a Tarzan yell. Winning with bells on.


104 posted on 01/22/2018 1:39:45 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: madison10

Nope—Dems won. All they have to do is not make a deal and they get a straight up or down DACA vote in a couple of weeks.


105 posted on 01/22/2018 1:39:54 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Theodore R.

Sarah said they’re going to insist on appropriation for the wall.


106 posted on 01/22/2018 1:40:54 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: 9YearLurker

Which they’ll lose. The Senate can do whatever it wants, amnesty is not coming out of the House.


107 posted on 01/22/2018 1:43:16 PM PST by TallahasseeConservative
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To: Lurkinanloomin

If they are hellbent on amnesty let them do it over Trump’s veto. Then the lines of demarcation for CW 2.0 will be clearly drawn.


108 posted on 01/22/2018 1:48:42 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Delta 21

We try.


109 posted on 01/22/2018 1:49:52 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: All

I AM SORRY FOR POSTING THIS IN ALL CAPS, BUT I JUST HAVE TO.

FOR 30 @$#*! YEARS - 30 G-D M-FING YEARS - I HAVE WATCHED THE GOPERS “BLINK” EVERY. SINGLE. MF-ING. TIME. THE. RATS. ASKED. FOR. ANYTHING.

FINALLY - WE HAVE A FIGHTER WHO TOLD THEM “NO WAY IN M-FING HE**!”

GUESS WHAT? THEY BLINKED.

I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!!!


110 posted on 01/22/2018 1:54:35 PM PST by Simon Foxx
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To: Mad Dawgg

THE PRESIDENT Donald Trump, the other day was heard calling Chuckie a little Basset?
It sure sounded like, Basset.
I could be wrong.


111 posted on 01/22/2018 1:55:16 PM PST by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I assume that a new law would be created, which is why it was kicked back to Congress.


112 posted on 01/22/2018 2:08:32 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (A year in Arizona... and I haven't burst into flames yet.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Changing the laws to benefit those breaking them is always bad policy.


113 posted on 01/22/2018 2:12:23 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: COUNTrecount

The Schumer Surrender ends the Schumer Shutdown.


114 posted on 01/22/2018 2:17:51 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: COUNTrecount
Dems give up shutdown fight

They gave up more than that.


115 posted on 01/22/2018 2:20:16 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: mlo

No, you misunderstand. Having a law stating that we have no legal jurisdiction over them means that their children are not - CAN NOT - be U.S. citizens. It is a term of art that is necessary due to the language of the 14th Amendment.

We’d still have the right to collect them if here illegally, or for committing robberies, etc., and then toss their foreign asses out of the country.


116 posted on 01/22/2018 2:56:00 PM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Theodore R.

i want the wall built and e-verify enforced before any negotiations start.


118 posted on 01/22/2018 3:26:38 PM PST by CottonBall (Thank you, Julian!)
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To: COUNTrecount

Invasion of our borderless country by illegal aliens, foreign criminal invaders, or turd world welfare recipients, or whatever you want to call them is the most important issue currently facing America. If this isn’t stopped all is lost.


119 posted on 01/22/2018 3:37:55 PM PST by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC ...)
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To: Neoliberalnot

He doesn’t fold. He holds. The libtards fold. May it be so always. ‘18 will be a great year for the GOP and America. I’ll watch from this side of the world, cast my absentee ballot, and cheer.


120 posted on 01/22/2018 3:48:07 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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