McConnell ups pressure on Democrats: Shutdown solution 'staring us right in the face'

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McConnell ups pressure on Democrats: Shutdown solution 'staring us right in the face'
by Susan Ferrechio
 | January 22, 2019 01:45 PM



Congressional Democrats should support and pass President Trump’s compromise government funding plan, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urged lawmakers Tuesday.

“The opportunity to end all of this is staring us right in the face,” McConnell said Tuesday, minutes after the Senate floor opened for business. “All that needs to happen is for our Democratic friends to agree it’s time to put the country ahead of politics, take yes for an answer.”

The president offered a proposal Saturday that would reopen a slew of closed government agencies and departments while providing $5.7 billion for a wall along the southwest border of the United States. Trump offered Democrats a sweetener — three years of extended legal protection for "Dreamers" and those now living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status.

Democratic leaders have rejected the proposal, in part because they are seeking permanent legal status for Dreamers and a pathway to citizenship.

The measure could serve as a starting point for a bill that might be able to garner Democratic support in the Senate.

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[Emjay]

Hmmm.  It will be interesting to see what happens if this goes to the House.

I believe a lot of Republicans in Congress, especially in the Senate, have begun to come to terms with the election of Trump.  I believe many of them now believe that Trump has been a better leader than they expected and are willing to work with him.

As for the House, such a shame that the democrats either cheated or won their way into a majority there.