Posted on 01/10/2019 1:34:23 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Senate Democrats on Thursday began a blockade of all legislation after Senate Republicans refused to consider two House-passed bills that would fund partially shut down government agencies without money for a border wall.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday morning blocked the two bills that were introduced by the two Democratic senators from Maryland, where thousands of federal government workers reside. Democrats made it clear afterward that they wouldn't agree to take up any bills other than those to reopen the government.
Its my commitment to my federal workers and our country that the first order of business here should be the reopening of government, said Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
McConnell said there is no purpose to voting on the Senate-authored appropriations measures to reopen the government because President Trump will not sign them.
Cardin suggested there may be the votes to override a veto, which would require two-thirds majority support of both chambers. But Republicans have signaled so far they are standing behind Trumps insistence on funding for a border wall.
Democrats believe Republicans will begin to abandon Trump beginning Friday, when paychecks lapse for 800,000 federal workers impacted by the partial shutdown.
Your phones will all be ringing off the hook tomorrow when federal employees begin to miss that federal paycheck, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. said.
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I don’t understand that strategy at all. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney will cave.....they have no loyalty whatsoever to the ‘pub base. If he did it NOW, (preferably yesterday when Nancy said there would never be a deal that included the wall), that’s how he would’ve gotten Chuck and Nancy on the ropes. It would’ve made the wall a done deal, and them keeping the gov closed for no reason. If he waits until the traitors cave, it gets perceived as a desperation move.
Democrats use Government Workers as human shields - bump for later....
Maybe so, but if ha jumps too soon then it negatively influences other things he wants, like a vote on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement. Trump needs the Democrats to be seen as blowing things up.
There's just no justification that President Trump hasn't gotten going on that wall by Executive Order. Hopefully, first thing tomorrow AM. Then he can tell the DC Slime (legislative branch) to stay in DC for the weekend and get the budget done!
All that being said, let's put the blame where it belongs. Paul Ryan and the majority of HOR 'pubs who voted for him. The only conceivable reason it didn't get done (including the wall) these past two years is that Ryan was sabotaging this presidency.
bump
Exactly so.
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