Here’s Who Voters Are More Likely to Blame if Gov’t Shuts Down

Chuck Schumer, D- N.Y., called Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina and other House conservatives “fanatics”.

Not only does Congress have just hours left in the deadline to fund the federal government, it now has to contend with a snowbird itching to get to warm weather. Unlike in the House though, Republicans in the Senate will need Democrats to pass the measure.

The House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday to extend funding through February 16, but with several Republicans wavering and numerous Democrats opposed, the bill appeared on the verge of collapse in the Senate.

Bernie Sanders claimed Friday that he couldn’t recall criticizing House Republicans in 2013 for doing the exact thing Senate Democrats are doing now.

However, elements of both the Democrats and Republicans in the Senate oppose the House bill for varying reasons. McConnell and Ryan were aware that the White House was going to invite Schumer to the White House, one Republican source said.

“We’ve passed our CR [Continuing Resolution]”, McCarthy said after a House leadership meeting.

“We can’t keep kicking the can down the road”, minority leader Sen.

A Democratic senator told CNN a realization set in at the Senate gym Friday morning that Republicans and Democrats were just talking past each other and making incorrect assumptions about how to address each others’ issues and demands seriously upping the odds of a shutdown. “For me, it’s a matter of defense, and it’s a matter of trying to make sure in the future the message is ‘let’s get our work done on time'”.

The senator said that he is now a “no” vote.

There’s tremendous pressure from the Democratic base, yes, but that’s not all this is – there’s extreme frustration on the Democratic side with the process, with their role in the minority and with the last 12 months. “Probably be longer than four days and not as long as 30 days”.

DACA is the result of a 2012 Obama Executive Order that outraged staunchly conservative members of Congress.

Trump said the meeting was “excellent” and that efforts were continuing. “Eighty-seven percent of the people want us to do something about Dreamers, but we also need a deal that deals with the real priorities”, Kildee said.

The legacy of stunning incompetence by this White House and Congressional Republicans is being cemented in the public’s mind, specifically among Independents.

“I think it’s the president’s fault”. Many Republicans have been questioning why the 81 year old Senator, who is recovering from cancer treatments, has not resigned.

The chamber backed away from a plan to adjourn for a one-week recess Friday afternoon, meaning the GOP-controlled House could wait to see if a last-minute compromise would be reached requiring a new vote. They were asking for more assurances from the speaker that they would be able to vote on big-picture questions about military spending and immigration. They are leaving it at telling members to stay flexible.

The Senate is bracing for a potential shutdown.

“The agreement is far from ideal, as I believe Congress should end short-term funding patches, improve the financial integrity of CHIP and repeal the medical device tax in its entirety”, Toomey said, the newswire reported.

The Kentucky senator said on Thursday he would vote against the short-term spending bill over budget concerns. “If the elections were held now, Democrats would very likely capture the House”. McConnell, unlike, Ryan needs Democrats. “I’m more than puzzled why they would threaten to shut down the government over the entirely unrelated issue of illegal immigration”.

Trump likewise had some words for Americans concerned about the state of the US government. Red state Democrats don’t want to run the risk of being labeled as responsible for a shutdown. “Keeping the government running is our job”, Donnelly said. A fourth, Mike Lee, has traditionally voted against such short-term spending bills. Mulvaney noted that sounds much like Democrats’ current argument.

Trump earlier this week rejected a bipartisan deal that would have protected DACA beneficiaries and cleared the way for a funding bill, after initially expressing a willingness to sign such a deal.