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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans just shut down Trumps request for border wall funding
The Resistance ReportSenate Republicans are stalling on approving funding for Trumps proposed border wall. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, just told reporters that Trumps supplemental funding request for the Mexican border wall will be delayed until later in the year.
We have the FY17 defense bill, Blunt said, saying that the supplemental spending bill might complicate the passage of a higher-priority military spending bill, so it should therefore be reviewed separately.
This is, essentially, a denial of Trumps request to consider the bill alongside the FY17 defense bill.
Trumps proposed supplemental spending bill suggests cutting $18 billion from programs such as medical research, infrastructure and community grants so U.S. taxpayers can afford the down payment on the border wall. Many were outraged, and saw this as a betrayal of his oft-shouted make Mexico pay for it campaign mantra.
All of the committees, the leaderships of the House and Senate, are working together to try to finalize the rest of the FY17 bill, Blunt added. My guess is that comes together better without the supplemental.
Government funding is currently scheduled to expire on April 28th, and congressional leaders worry that Trumps supplemental spending bill may have led to a congressional showdown, given the looming Democratic threat of a possible government shutdown.
We believe it would be inappropriate to insist on the inclusion of such funding in a must-pass appropriations bill that is needed for the Republican majority in control of the Congress to avert a government shutdown so early in President Trumps Administration, the Senate Democratic leadership team wrote in a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on March 13.
This will likely make the Trump administrations troubles even worse, as it was already reeling from the defeats of their failed health care bill and the suspension of their revised Muslim travel ban. The border wall, at this point, had been his only major campaign promise which had not yet completely fallen apart.
spanone
(135,815 posts)did they actually think mexico would magically pay for it?....
elleng
(130,848 posts)Johonny
(20,828 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)Shutting down the government.
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)have very little to fear by thwarting Trump's will. He's all bark and no bite. Not so much for Latino and Muslim immigrants who still have plenty to fear from Il Douche.
ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)I thought they'd tremble with fear over the mere thought of not carrying out dumbo's commands.
Maybe they're smarter than I gave them credit for?? Is that possible??
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)possibly even more craven, if such is possible. They will continue to be just as scummy and craven; their newfound independence of Trump has by no means elevated them in the Book of Virtues.
duncang
(1,907 posts)Watch out repug's donnie will get you
underpants
(182,734 posts)👁👍🏼
Stuart G
(38,414 posts)but we cannot do that with a comment..so I will add a few smilies, just a few...
Yes,..." funding does seem to have hit a wall" ............great comment, shows ,originality, understanding, and finding the meat of the matter ..........thank you
underpants
(182,734 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)Drain the Swamp... meh.
No Conflicts of Interest... uh huh, right.
More Coal Jobs... one born every minute.
No Muslim Ban.
No Obamacare Repeal.
No Border Wall.
Just for fun:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)they're just waiting for that first payment from Mexico - you know, "Check's in the mail!"
ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)caballojm
(272 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)ask him if he's going to take that kind of treatment from his own party See if we can start another tweet storm.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)And the wall has already proven to be very expensive.
lindysalsagal
(20,648 posts)But he's sure to make $$ off unlimited military spending.
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)rivegauche
(601 posts)Every damn day it's a new outrage, I can barely handle this anymore. How ANYONE could think "Mexico will pay for it" was anything other than an idiotic lie is simply beyond belief to me. The stupidity of Chumpkins is just so fucking appalling. So Chump is cutting badly needed social and infrastructure programs to build that stupid goddamned wall. I want every single asshole who voted for him to rot in hell.
LiberalBrooke
(527 posts)Now that he has tried to bully Congress, they may not be so willing to do his bidding. More popcorn please.
wryter2000
(46,031 posts)wryter2000
(46,031 posts)So much winning. Please, Mr. Speaker, no more winning.