Trump encourages Republicans to back bipartisan budget bill

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Source: AP

President Donald Trump is encouraging Republican lawmakers to back a sweeping bipartisan budget deal his administration struck with Democrats.

Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that “House Republicans should support the TWO YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT which greatly helps our Military and our Vets.” He adds in a note of encouragement, “I am totally with you!”

Trump’s comments come ahead of a scheduled House vote Thursday afternoon on the two-year deal meant to avert another government shutdown and a fight over the nation’s creditworthiness.

The agreement includes a budget to spend $1.37 trillion in the 2020 fiscal year without reductions to the deficit. That number is rankling some conservatives in Congress, including the House Freedom Caucus, which came out against the bill.

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[sandensea]

1. Translation:

"Don't cool the economy just as I'm trying to get re-elected, you morans!"

[yaesu]

3. exactly! and our party is helping him do it. nt

[yaesu]

2. Democrats are handing tRump a big golden ticket to reelection. DO NOT work with this monster!!! nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Keeping the government stable is a legitimate bipartisan goal

I think we should be glad that Trump isn't trying to embarrassingly trying blow things up again for once. And Democrats are showing that they can govern responsibly, unlike the Republicans (remember that House and Senate Republicans along with Trump caused the last shutdown)

[JohnnyRingo]

4. You can bet there are some real plums in it for dems.

Speaker Pelosi knows when she has him over a barrel and I'm sure she allowed some wish list items in the record budget. Trump may not even know it yet, but he's not going to screw up the economy over stupid conservative principles anyway.

[cstanleytech]

5. He wants it in place until the election after which he will hold the country hostage again

should he win.