House eyes $81 billion disaster funding package as shutdown deadline looms - Page 2

Rachael Bade
@rachaelmbade
Just as House Rs pass tax reform, Sen. Cornyn is in a gaggle saying the House defense cromnibus is going nowhere & that the Senate will add in CSRs, per my colleague @eschor

Republicans are going to shut down the governement on their own

Best scenario!

The Freedom Caucus is not going to vote for anything that will help sustain Obamacare. Ryan will need democrats in the house to pass the bill.

That will be epic. Republicans taking the lead here, so glad I'm independent.

@JohnCornyn declines to say if the Senate's CR will also last through Jan. 19. "We've got to do the math. Get to 60 votes."

You could get to 60 really fast if you included the #DREAMAct

At least some House Republicans believe they’re going to pass this cromnibus on Wednesday and then, when the Senate sends something back, the House will hold strong. Sooooo shutdown??

shutdown is happening.

This is the leverage the democrats needed. The infighting amongst the republicans. They bounded together to pass that sham tax reform for a brief moment, but now that that’s a given their fighting again, the divisions have resurfaced. This is why the GOP can’t pass anything without democrats.

Watch the democrats, even with their massive leverage. Give up. And spread wide.

Later in governmental terms, means never.

Progressive Caucus
@USProgressives
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NOW: CPC Members are marching to the National Mall to meet with Dreamers. Members chanting "No Dream, No Vote." #DreamActNow

Progressives will never forgive them.

In the house, the congressional Hispanic caucus, black caucus, Asian caucus, and progressive caucus make up the bulk of the democrats. Pelosi is going to demand a dream act. We just need Schumer to grow a pair and stick it to his caucus.