Republican leaders pressure members against Durbin-Graham DACA bill. - Page 8
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Originally Posted by Demise
Yeah but we're definitely flying into a government shutdown here. Senate doesn't have the votes. House packed their bags and went home for the weekend. Trump is sitting at the TV with a trough of ice cream. Schumer is pissed and won't cede.
All of these factors mean there's going to be a shutdown. 1. House already left, only way to avoid the shutdown is via the senate passing their CR as is with no amendments. 2. Senate republicans don't have the votes or they'd bring the measure up already. 3. Schumer tried negotiating with Trump and it went nowhere. Neither wants to cede any ground. |
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Originally Posted by Demise
Yeah but we're definitely flying into a government shutdown here. Senate doesn't have the votes. House packed their bags and went home for the weekend. Trump is sitting at the TV with a trough of ice cream. Schumer is pissed and won't cede.
All of these factors mean there's going to be a shutdown. 1. House already left, only way to avoid the shutdown is via the senate passing their CR as is with no amendments. 2. Senate republicans don't have the votes or they'd bring the measure up already. 3. Schumer tried negotiating with Trump and it went nowhere. Schumer is pissed and won't give them another extension. |
House has not left.
There will be a 5 day extension.
House will have to vote on it tonight.
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Originally Posted by Demise
1. House already left, only way to avoid the shutdown is via the senate passing their CR as is with no amendments.
2. Senate republicans don't have the votes or they'd bring the measure up already. 3. Schumer tried negotiating with Trump and it went nowhere. Schumer is pissed and won't give them another extension. |
The House were told to stay. As far as I know none of them have left yet
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Originally Posted by catportal
This is all wrong...
House has not left. There will be a 5 day extension. House will have to vote on it tonight. |
That hasn't been confirmed.
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Your source on 5-day extension?
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Originally Posted by catportal
John Roberts on FNC just reported that Schumer and Trump meeting put 2 options on the table, 5 day or shutdown and that 5 day is likely to happen.
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Originally Posted by Copper
LIKELY being the keyword here.
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Originally Posted by Alfredo93
I think it says a lot that Cotton wasnt in the meeting with Trump tho.
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