For once I agree with Graham.
Graham blocks Trump-backed spending plan, calls it a 'bad deal' as shutdown nearsThe Senate has a deal to fund the government, but Republican anger over the nature of the deal, earmarks and what changes could come to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) derailed its progress Thursday night.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump agreed to strip out the much-maligned DHS funding bill from a broader, six-bill funding package, and instead fund the agency with a two-week continuing resolution (CR), while lawmakers haggled over tweaks to the bill.
Even though there is a deal backed by the White House that has key Democratic buy-in, there will still be a partial government shutdown this weekend, given that the House must weigh in on the package.
.........Graham told reporters as he walked into Thune’s office late Thursday night that the package was a "bad deal."
He was angered by the treatment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Graham argued that ICE agents "are not infallible, but I appreciate what they're doing. I've never been more offended than I am right now by what's being said about these folks."
Graham was just one of many Senate Republicans who were not unified in their view of the deal or the underlying original package, which failed a key test vote Thursday afternoon — seven Republicans joined all Senate Democrats to spike it...........
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-blocks-trump-backed-spending-plan-calls-bad-deal-shutdown-nears
