Posted on 01/24/2018 6:52:43 AM PST by Zakeet
While Democrats didn't land a deal on immigration, the recent agreement to reopen the government nonetheless laid the groundwork for a potential Senate floor debate.
"We're very pleased with how it worked out," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Tuesday about the short-lived government shutdown, which drew attention to the standoff over the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. "When there is a Republican president, a Republican Senate, a Republican House that (is) quite recalcitrant against Dreamers, you are not going to get it all at once."
However, even if the Senate passes an immigration bill in the next few weeks, there is widespread concern among Democrats that Republicans who control the House of Representatives won't take up the measure, much less pass it, in the face of pressure from immigration hawks in the chamber.
Democratic leaders, however, think they still have some leverage that could sweeten a bill and make it more appetizing to House Republicans, who refused to vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by the Senate in 2013.
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Actually, now that we have a President with some stones, about all the poor dumb Donks can do is join hands and sing Kumbaya.
Demonicrats like Pelosi and Schumer are lying murdering traitors. The only leverage the Demonicrats should have, after their trial and conviction, is the one that opens the trap door they’re standing on for that short drop and quick stop, to the cheers af American patriots gathered to watch.
Today would be the perfect day for McConnell to pull the rug out and exercise the nuclear option 51 votes for Everything.
but he won’t
It’s early in the thread, but your post is already the best one!
The Dems have bupkis! LOL!
Too funny - Dems worried that Schumer will be their undoing because repubs, who have just had a taste of what winning feels like, won't cooperate and screw their base so the Dems can appease their own base.....some leverage....
LOL.....good one.
THIS JUST IN: Debbie Democrat Schultz said the shutdown gave Dems “momentum.”
“the shutdown gave Dems ‘momentum.’”
“Momentum” can go either way — up or DOWN.
When will they do something for Americans? How about something for the American worker and their jobs? Maybe even something for American union workers?
LOL.....you nailed it.
Chalk all of it up to “Democrat Dreaming.”
Spinning like one of Elon Musks’ motors...
Nancy plans to wear Yellow next time
Dream on, losers!
What has changed since the recent shutdown?
The RATs still have about 8 Senators up for reelection in States
Trump won.
And the 8 Senators are going to take a position of putting illegals
ahead of Americans again?
I hope they do.
Go for it Chuckie.
Bullies are the biggest cowards. The Dems will cave in two weeks.
Correction. She said the POTENTIAL for momentum
ROTFLOL......oh yeah....that makes all the difference.
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