Bipartisan Senate group forming in search of shutdown deal amid impasse between Trump, party leaders
Source: The Washington Post
By Erica Werner, Sean Sullivan and Damian Paletta January 14 at 3:05 PM
A bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators are planning to hold discussions on how to end the weeks-long government shutdown, with talks between congressional leaders and the White House at a standstill.
The group involves Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and others, according to an official with knowledge of the deliberations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private discussions.
Prospects for achieving any results are uncertain as the group begins meeting this week or even fully launch. But the group’s creation is a sign senators of both parties are eager to end the shutdown, even if it means taking matters into their own hands amid an impasse between top Democrats and President Trump.
With the shutdown entering its fourth week, Trump remains dug in on his demands for $5.7 billion to build hundreds of miles of new walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats are refusing to give him anywhere near that amount.
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the bill sent from the house to the senate was passed in December by the senate the same bill..................98-2..................trying save the turtles face .............................why.................... he didn't give a shit about the Constitution three years ago, and he sure as hell don't give a shit about it now.....................he can bring the bill to a vote, that is his job description, the house passed a bill for consideration his bill from his majority ....................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...................
