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 ...
They will NEVER abandon the Rats... don't kid yourself about that. The Rats will say Trump's proposal was a trap and they'll buy it hook line and sinker. Plus, they can't vote so what do the Rats care.
They dismissed his choice for SCOTUS before anyone was nominated.
Under a demonrat prez, they are all too ready to vote yea before they've even read it.
The next caravan will be here soon then he can declare an emergency.
Yeah...he knows now to use his advantages and thank God this one in a billion bold man stepped up to the plate to stop the insanity.
I tend to agree with you. When all is said and done, the DACA folks will realize that the Dems really don’t care about them except as a bargaining chip. They want to keep DACA kids as DACA kids so they can continue to use them to press the R’s for “stuff”.
Trump is doing everything he can to appear reasonable to an enemy who does not think logically. It’s part of the plan
Watch this closely, kids, we are seeing grand strategy being played our by a grand master here.
He is making them look like fools...Trump can start laying off federal workers after thirty days..
It’s a nice dream but only that, a dream.
Knock off the bashing of Ronald Reagan, you’re boy the Donald,
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youre boy, the Donald?????????????????????????
First, it would be YOUR
Second, did you forget your screen name at DU or something?
Mexico still isn’t paying for the wall nor are they paying us back for their invasion nor does your links address Twitterman fiddling around on this issue for two years Obama Style with a two house majority bottom line period.
Burn it all down Mr. President. You have nothing to lose. Keep it closed until you get everything you want.
Govt worker Protests?
RINOS quivering with fear and wavering?
Who cares. We have your back out here Mr. President.
But will we back down and let them in AGAIN, or this time have the military at the ready to defend our border? These INVASIONS must be stopped!
Now it’s the Dems turn to make an offer (crickets ?)
Trump shutdown? Never was.
Fine. The shutdown is now on the Dems.
This keeps up long enough and I’ll hit my retirement eligibility. It’s looking really tempting!
Very Bad Move.
The optics are horrendous for the democrats.
They still rely on polling, eh.
Hispanics will start voting GOP about the same time Blacks do, and it the same percentages.
Demonrats enslaved Blacks and a few short years later will curse the Republicans that freed them.
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