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Copper 01-17-2018 12:08 PM

Nervous Republicans Fear They'll Pay If Government Shuts Down
 
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is confident that Democrats will take the blame if the government shuts down this weekend or Congress fails to find a fix to prevent DACA recipients from being deported. But Republicans on Capitol Hill aren't so sure.

Many of them fear that voters would fault the GOP after looking at Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, his past flirtation with letting federal funding expire and the fact that Republicans control the White House, the Senate and the House.

"When there are shutdowns, our side usually takes the hit," said Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who is retiring from the competitive Allentown, Penn.,-based district he's represented for nearly a dozen years.

"It will be difficult for us to deflect the blame — whether we deserve it or not," he added.


And with Democrats showing unexpected strength in recent elections — the latest a Tuesday victory in a Wisconsin state Senate district that Trump had carried easily in 2016 — Republicans know they don't have much margin for error heading into November's mid-term elections.

On Tuesday, Trump laid out his argument that Democrats "don't really want" to extend protections to DACA recipients and that they would be to blame for a shutdown.

But it was Justice Department that announced in September that DACA would be canceled in March, creating a six-month window for Congress to write legislation protecting immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or allow them to face deportation. In essence, Trump hung a sword over lawmakers and lit the cord holding it in place.

Negotiations between a bipartisan Senate group and the White House broke down last week in an acrimonious meeting at which Trump reportedly expressed his preference for immigrants from Norway over those who hail from Haiti and African nations. Trump has responded that the media accounts are inaccurate and on Tuesday said he wanted immigrants to come to America from everywhere.

House Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, one of the authors of a bill that would allow DACA recipients to apply for legal status for three years at a time, said Tuesday that the GOP would suffer greatly if no solution is found and the administration begins deporting roughly 800,000 people who were shielded by President Barack Obama's executive order creating DACA.

"That would not play well for Republicans," he said.


Democrats have tied the issues together by threatening to vote against any spending bill that doesn't include a DACA fix. Republican leaders say that should be dealt with separately, noting that the government's authority to spend expires Friday while DACA remains in effect until early March, allowing for more time to take up that issue.

McCaul and some other Republicans contend that Democrats will watch their strategy backfire politically if they are perceived to have held government funding hostage for DACA recipients.

"If it's shut down over immigration, the Democrats take the brunt of that," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

But if House Republican leaders can't find enough votes for a temporary spending bill, it will be because a combination of Democrats and Republican spending hawks wouldn't support it — complicating efforts to point fingers across the partisan aisle.


The House GOP unveiled legislation Tuesday night that would authorize government funding for another four weeks, while suspending several taxes that fund Obamacare and extending the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years. The bill doesn't deal with DACA, and its anti-Obamacare provisions seem likely to both unify rank-and-file Republicans behind it, while further tempting Democrats to vote "no."

Putting government operations at risk is a political gamble for both sides, but it's clear that Republicans think the stakes — possibly their control of Congress — are too high to chance a shutdown or the possible deportation of DACA recipients.

If they were as certain as Trump that Democrats would take the fall, GOP campaign operatives would be working overtime to ensure Congress failed.

But Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers, chairman of the House Republicans' campaign arm, refused to entertain the possibility of inaction.

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Resistant 01-17-2018 12:10 PM

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Republicans nervous? Haha they know everyhting is going to be blamed on DEMS.

Leblue0423 01-17-2018 12:10 PM

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They fear that they'll pay? Welcome to the world of uncertainty.

Afridi786 01-17-2018 12:12 PM

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Lol, why are they worried, they know Dems will cave. They'll sell out dreamers really fast.

n3lson2017 01-17-2018 12:24 PM

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They are shitting their pants for sure. Racist pigs!

Hallowpoint1911 01-17-2018 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Afridi786 (Post 672611)
Lol, why are they worried, they know Dems will cave. They'll sell out dreamers really fast.

I agree, but I rather be wrong than right. Maybe this time around Dems aren’t bluffing? We will soon find out

jaylove16 01-17-2018 12:30 PM

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Everyone go read chad’s tweets . Seems Schumer ain’t backing down !

BestBefore1984 01-17-2018 12:31 PM

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Damn, are we fucked?

JJ Glo 01-17-2018 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jaylove16 (Post 672630)
Everyone go read chad’s tweets . Seems Schumer ain’t backing down !

post em please.

Stunner310 01-17-2018 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jaylove16 (Post 672630)
Everyone go read chad’s tweets . Seems Schumer ain’t backing down !

Wooo!!!https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8e/39/ae/8...-david-lee.jpg

davidrellis 01-17-2018 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jaylove16 (Post 672630)
Everyone go read chad’s tweets . Seems Schumer ain’t backing down !

He actually seems complacent. I don’t know what to make of his milquetoast statements. He’s not committing to one because he can’t keep his caucus unified. Jesus, he’s the same as Reid.

Demise 01-17-2018 01:19 PM

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2018 Midterms can't come soon enough.

catportal 01-17-2018 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Demise (Post 672658)
2018 Midterms can't come soon enough.

If Dem's take the house, Trump will just do nothing for the rest of the term. There will be no DA. Look at what happened to Obama after first 2 years, literally 6 year lame duck.

jaylove16 01-17-2018 03:30 PM

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Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
McConnell wants to know what Trump will sign on DACA. Otherwise members are “spinning our wheels”

Is this guy fucking dumb? How many times are they going to say that?

Afridi786 01-17-2018 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jaylove16 (Post 672832)
Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
McConnell wants to know what Trump will sign on DACA. Otherwise members are “spinning our wheels”

Is this guy fucking dumb? How many times are they going to say that?

Maybe because they thought Gang of Six's deal would be good to go because it addressed all 4 areas and Trump said it was garbage.

jaylove16 01-17-2018 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by catportal (Post 672825)
If Dem's take the house, Trump will just do nothing for the rest of the term. There will be no DA. Look at what happened to Obama after first 2 years, literally 6 year lame duck.

Are you kidding me? They can attach it to a spending bill and dare trump to veto it .

ladreamer1998 01-17-2018 03:59 PM

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Chad Pergram
Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
GOP SC Sen Graham: I will tell General Kelly that the proposals you made are not in the realm of possibility. That you want comprehensive immigration reform on the border for DACA. You’re not going to get that.
11:18 AM · Jan 17, 2018


On another note, I Lindsey out here fighting for us.

catportal 01-17-2018 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jaylove16 (Post 672834)
Are you kidding me? They can attach it to a spending bill and dare trump to veto it .

And he will veto it. Trump dgaf if the gov is closed for a year.

jaylove16 01-17-2018 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by catportal (Post 672875)
And he will veto it. Trump dgaf if the gov is closed for a year.

Then it’s on his economy. You’re not politically savvy are you?

JayR9 01-17-2018 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by catportal (Post 672875)
And he will veto it. Trump dgaf if the gov is closed for a year.

No government shut down will last a year. Americans would revolt and there be a public hanging of Trump


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