Democrats and Republicans at odds as government shutdown looms

On the other hand, many Democrats are pushing out the message that since the Republicans have the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress, the decision to shut down the government is all on them. “We should take those two issues up in sequence”. “Making progress – four week extension would be best!” the president said. “The discussions will continue”.

Republican Majority Whip John Cornyn’s spokesman denied any active whip operation, pointing to Cornyn’s public statements against the bill. Republicans are now ramping up the pressure on senate Democrats.

“I think it’s the president’s fault”.

Washington, D.C. The Capitol is seen at sunrise, in Washington on October 10, 2017. Democratic leaders are demanding any measure to keep the government open also extend the DACA program, addressing the status of children of people who entered the US illegally.

Collins also pointed to a subject of contention among Democrats: CHIP.

The government will run out of cash if Congress can’t pass a spending by Friday at midnight.

Following the 230-197 vote in the House, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan urged Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to not shut down the government.

President Trump has blamed Democrats for the deadlock on Capitol Hill as they seek key concessions on immigration.

Leahy says: “It’s hard for anybody with a straight face to say, ‘Republicans control the presidency, the House and the Senate”. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the No. 2 Senate Democrat.

Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Congress’ inability to agree on overall funding levels has meant that the government has been operating on a series of temporary measures that mainly kept spending at the previous year’s levels. “The GOP-controlled House ignored everything else in order to push their tax gift for billionaires”. The House of Representatives passed this bill yesterday, with only six Democrats voting for it and 11 Republicans voting no. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said: “There’s a time to fight, and there’s a time to deal”. Although most wouldn’t say outright if they’d oppose such a move. “We do not want a shutdown“, Mulvaney said. So how is it logical to go from a 30 day (spending bill) to a 10 day (spending bill) or a 4 day (spending bill)?

Although the bill passed the House, there is no guarantee it will pass the Senate.

Democrats want a deal to protect around 700,000 immigrants from deportation who arrived in the U.S.as children and have stayed here illegally.

The partisan debate over the future of the program, known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grew more acrimonious last week after President Trump reportedly called Haiti, El Salvador, and other African nations “shithole countries” and suggested the USA should instead encourage more immigration from Norway, a predominately white country. But the political parties can’t come to agreement on the bill, wrangling especially over whether to include immigration measures, like a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and whether to pass a short-term fix or come to a lasting budget agreement. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in Los Angeles on January 3, 2018. “In fact, it will be the fourth time Congress has punted in five months”.

Negotiations with the White House on a bipartisan compromise on DACA blew up last week after Trump reportedly referred to African nations and Haiti as “shithole countries”.

Now, though, it needs the Senate’s approval.and that looks to be a much tougher path forward since there, it will need bi-partisan support.

Trump left on his calendar a planned gala Saturday at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate the anniversary of his inauguration.

In other words, our elected officials should do their jobs.