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Wednesday, 17 January 2018
quote [ There’s never been a government shutdown when one party controls the White House and both chambers of Congress. That may change in two days. ]
It looks like loggerheads but that assumes the Democrats have a spine and that the President won't change his mind.
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bbqkink said @ 1:54am GMT on 19th January
Link Text Description Goes Here">Right now there’s no clear path to keeping the government open
By midnight on January 19, one of the following three things will happen:
Scenario 1: The government shuts down. Unless something changes, this is where Congress is headed. This would mean a lot of “nonessential” government activities would cease — from federally funded research to operations of national parks — come Saturday January 20.
Scenario 2: The government stays open, without a deal on immigration. In this scenario, Congress passes some kind of spending bill and keeps the government open for now. This would mean some Democrats in the Senate were willing to vote to keep the government open without a deal on their top immigration priorities, a major concession on Democrats’ part. The emerging short-short-term spending bill Moran proposed Thursday has gained some support. Several lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), have suggested similar solutions.
Scenario 3: The government stays open, with some kind of deal on immigration. This scenario would be a major legislative feat at this point. Immigration talks have more or less collapsed. It’s highly unlikely Congress will have an actual immigration bill by Friday, but a spending agreement, and a deal on immigration that has the votes in Congress as well as the White House’s approval, would likely allow both parties to come out of this looking like they have some wins.
bbqkink said @ 1:55am GMT on 19th January
Link Text Description Goes Here">Right now there’s no clear path to keeping the government open
By midnight on January 19, one of the following three things will happen:
Scenario 1: The government shuts down. Unless something changes, this is where Congress is headed. This would mean a lot of “nonessential” government activities would cease — from federally funded research to operations of national parks — come Saturday January 20.
Scenario 2: The government stays open, without a deal on immigration. In this scenario, Congress passes some kind of spending bill and keeps the government open for now. This would mean some Democrats in the Senate were willing to vote to keep the government open without a deal on their top immigration priorities, a major concession on Democrats’ part. The emerging short-short-term spending bill Moran proposed Thursday has gained some support. Several lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), have suggested similar solutions.
Scenario 3: The government stays open, with some kind of deal on immigration. This scenario would be a major legislative feat at this point. Immigration talks have more or less collapsed. It’s highly unlikely Congress will have an actual immigration bill by Friday, but a spending agreement, and a deal on immigration that has the votes in Congress as well as the White House’s approval, would likely allow both parties to come out of this looking like they have some wins.
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bbqkink said @ 1:54am GMT on 19th January
Link Text Description Goes Here">Right now there’s no clear path to keeping the government open
By midnight on January 19, one of the following three things will happen:
Scenario 1: The government shuts down. Unless something changes, this is where Congress is headed. This would mean a lot of “nonessential” government activities would cease — from federally funded research to operations of national parks — come Saturday January 20.
Scenario 2: The government stays open, without a deal on immigration. In this scenario, Congress passes some kind of spending bill and keeps the government open for now. This would mean some Democrats in the Senate were willing to vote to keep the government open without a deal on their top immigration priorities, a major concession on Democrats’ part. The emerging short-short-term spending bill Moran proposed Thursday has gained some support. Several lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), have suggested similar solutions.
Scenario 3: The government stays open, with some kind of deal on immigration. This scenario would be a major legislative feat at this point. Immigration talks have more or less collapsed. It’s highly unlikely Congress will have an actual immigration bill by Friday, but a spending agreement, and a deal on immigration that has the votes in Congress as well as the White House’s approval, would likely allow both parties to come out of this looking like they have some wins.
