GOP leaders eye another shutdown-averting stopgap, punting big decisions into January - Page 3

Originally Posted by DACAuser

i hate it when they say DACA deal. what does that mean? bridge act ? dream act ? extension ?

Originally Posted by eva02

Not defending dems but I think by this point they thought republicans would come around to agree to a bipartisan spending bill. I think the meeting with trump and the big four went really bad. They didn't agree to anything, hence republicans going at it alone. Ryan overestimated how together he could keep his caucus. Once the tax bill passed, old divisions emerged.

They don't have the votes as of now, and democrats want to punt everything into January. They might be able to get some concessions with this bill though.