So ... am I reading this wrong -- that fiscal conservatives don't want him spending $$ on the wall??? IF indeed this passes and he gets $$ for the wall -- I see this as a very HUGE win for our country and for the President.
Trump announces 'real compromise' on budget deal with congressional leadersThe Trump administration and congressional leaders, including Democrats, have reached a critical debt and budget agreement that all but eliminates the risk of another government shut down this fall -- but that has already drawn fierce blowback from conservatives worried about overspending, as well as progressives unhappy with where the money could go.......
.........The compromise outraged fiscal conservatives and some Democrats, including Vermont Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, who noted that the bill would not block Trump from spending money on his proposed border wall.
“I’m worried the House is willing to give him far too much discretion to take money and move it anywhere he wants including a wall,†Leahy told The Washington Post. “So the way it is now I will not vote for it. . . . The other 99 can vote for it, I won’t.â€..
.........In the end, domestic programs would on average receive 4-percent increases in the first year of the pact, with much of those gains eaten up by veterans increases and an unavoidable surge for the U.S. Census. Defense would jump to $738 billion next year, a 3-percent hike.
Trump retains flexibility to transfer money between accounts, which raises the possibility of attempted transfers for building border barriers.
President Trump and some congressional leaders were ebullient about the deal.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-budget-deal-congressional-leaders
