Posted on 01/19/2019 11:56:56 AM PST by springwater13
Even before President Trump's shutdown remarks on Saturday, Democratic aides on the Hill were dismissing his planned shutdown compromise offer as inadequate.
As first reported by Axios, Trump was expected to make two offers to Democrats in exchange for $5.7 billion in funds for a border wall: Extend DACA protections for Dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and extend the legal status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders. But hours before the speech, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said in a statement: "I cannot support the proposed offer as reported and do not believe it can pass the Senate." "First, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell must open the government today. Second, I cannot support the proposed offer as reported and do not believe it can pass the Senate. Third, I am ready to sit down at any time after the government is opened and work to resolve all outstanding issues." Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Il.)
A Democratic aide told Axios: "Dems were not consulted on this and have rejected similar overtures previously."And a House Democratic aide said: "Similar inadequate offers from the Administration were already rejected by Democrats."
"The BRIDGE Act does not fully protect Dreamers and is not a permanent solution." "This is not a compromise as it includes the same wasteful, ineffective $5.7 billion wall demand that shut down the government in the first place." "This cannot pass the House or Senate." "The President must agree to re-open government and join Democrats to negotiate on border security measures that work and not an expensive and ineffective wall that the President promised Mexico would pay for."
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
“You all want to bash and trash Reagan at every turn for his compromises while giving Trump a pass for his.”
Nobody here is bashing Ronald Reagan - the period from 1980-1988 was a joy - a rare time in our lives when we had a President who was on our side.
I never thought it would happen again in my lifetime, but the last two years with Donald Trump as President has been the same - an absolute joy.
Reagan wasn’t perfect. He faced overwhelming opposition, difficult choices and had to make compromises. The same is true of Donald Trump. But there is no doubt that they both fought (are fighting) for us, at great personal risk and sacrifice.
Too bad you’re a Trump hater, you could be enjoying this period like I am. Boy, am I glad I’m not you!
That was poetry!
We had to drag those same people over the finish line in 2016.
They just pretend like they led the way for some reason. Like mice on the backs of lions that think their squeaks are roars.
Make it $10 billion now instead of $5.7 billion.
It doesn't really matter what the number is at this point anyway. The petulant democRATS won't give him anything he wants.
All Trump wants is the money to build the wall.
All the democRATS want is Trump's head on a pike no matter what the cost.
Trump has made it very clear that the Uni-Party is all about process [coasting, kicking the can down the road past the next election to be able to reuse the issue] over any definitive resolution action.
Darn. I thought I was on to something...
I thought he nailed it....they will show their asses and lose even more face as they prove they don’t care about the illegals or the American people....
7000000000. $. You mean not 7000
“Chuck and Nancy ‘approved’ $500 Million for a 287 mile long concrete border war ‘in Jordan’ less than a year ago!”
That would be a gem in the State of the Union Address.
Dems must be dreading that.
The RATS have painted themselves into a really bad corner. They remind me of Maynard G. Krebs. They are protesting Trump, but they dont know why!
“deport DemocRats and sanity will be restored.”
Move to deport dems to Mexico and I guarantee Mexico will build a wall
Reagan got screwed in a one sided agreement. He gave his side the the dems, GD commies that they are, simply did not hold up their end. You cannot bargain with mindless godless people. Frankly, if it were legal, I'd make the dem party illegal and toss anyone who is in the leadership of that party in jail or exile them to Albania.
The amount of drama queens on here yesterday when they heard that the President would offer a deal need to wait and find out how the details emerge. They were no better than the emotional left.
Democrats do not want a wall. They will accept nothing, and will never agree to anything.
They want illegal immigration whilst the media protects them from their obstruction, and their destruction to America.
The Government closure is solely on the Democrat party and yet the media defends them whilst their ignorant voters post on places like Facebook how Trump is bad and think of the workers with no ay checks.
They want the Government open so they can discuss the border security,l and yet had voted for a wall not too long ago!!! These people are lying scumbags plain and simple and they know the media protects them
It is YOUR boy, and are you the never Trumper establishment type who feels to knock this great President at every turn?
With satellite surveillance support.
Wherever you look the end game is anti-libery, anti-human, anti-man, anti-life, anti Christ.
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