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applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:51 PM Jan 2018

Schumer after Trump meeting: Progress but no deal yet

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369779-schumer-after-trump-meeting-progress-but-no-deal-yet

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Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) returned to the Capitol Friday afternoon without a deal to avoid a government shutdown, saying there are still "a good number of disagreements" with President Trump on immigration and spending.

Schumer said he had "a long and detailed meeting" with Trump at the White House that covered all the "major outstanding issues," but failed to reach an agreement.

"We made some progress but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussion will continue," Schumer said outside the Capitol.

After he returned to the Capitol, Schumer huddled in his office with Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.).


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Dems should not cave ollie10 Jan 2018 #1
 

ollie10

(2,091 posts)
1. Dems should not cave
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:59 PM
Jan 2018

If the resolution fails, this is not the end. The Rs would then come back to the table. And they would know we mean business.

If the resolution passes, we lose ALL bargaining power. The Rs will know we do not mean business. And they will never give us anything meaningful.

Why the fear to let it shut down? It would be reopened soon.

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