Democrats reject backup plan to fund government if border talks fail

[mystery-ak]

Democrats reject backup plan to fund government if border talks fail
by Susan Ferrechio
 | February 11, 2019 04:06 PM



Democrats are rejecting a backup proposal to temporarily fund the government if a broader border security deal falls through.

A senior Democratic aide said Monday that Democrats will not agree to a yearlong spending bill to keep the Homeland Security Department funded because Democrats believe it would allocate too much money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and too much money for barriers along the southern border.

The opposition to such a plan might make it even more difficult for Congress to meet a Feb. 15 deadline to agree to some kind of spending deal that includes border security funding. Republicans are pushing for even more border security spending, including funds for a border wall, in the ongoing talks.

But with little progress in those talks and Democratic threats to spike the level-funding backup plan, the chances are rising again that a partial government shutdown will happen at the end of this week. With no deal by Friday, dozens of agencies and nine departments would partially shutter for the second time this year.

Democrats are saying specifically that they can't agree to a continuing spending resolution unless it puts more limits on funding for ICE and a border barrier.

“A so-called ‘clean’ full-year CR for Homeland Security would allow the Trump administration to increase funding for both physical barriers and ICE detention beds,” the Democratic aide said.

Democrats want to limit ICE detentions to 16,500 between now and the end of the fiscal year, which is Sept. 30. That’s now a major sticking point in the bipartisan talks among lawmakers seeking a border security funding deal.

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[Sanguine]

They're going to own it this time.

[Right_in_Virginia]

The demonrats are desperate to change the conversation from liberal racism, anti-Semitism, infanticide and rape.

A government shutdown kills four birds with one stone.

[truth_seeker]

They're going to own it this time.

I am quite surprised the dems are being so  strident, in view of Trump's very high poll numbers after the SOTU.


I do believe his high approval numbers reflect these border issues.

McGovern 1972 type wipeout is possible, incl. loss of the House by the dems.

[berdie]

They're going to own it this time.

That's true...but who will know it except we who follow politics?

The MSM will create their own story and spoon feed the masses.

[libertybele]

I'm hoping that he either declares a national emergency right before the shutdown is scheduled OR he has found another way to fund the wall and can tell Nancy and Chuckie to go climb ( ) up a rope! 

[Smokin Joe]

Just throw that Planned Parenthood funding at it.