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Trump and Democrats trade insults to start tense month of negotiations on year-end priorities
The following article by Ed O’Keefe and Sean Sullivan was posted on the Washington Post website November 28, 2017:
The top two Congressional Democrats cancelled a planned meeting on Nov. 28 with President Trump after he said he didn’t think they could reach a budget deal. (Reuters)
President Trump and top lawmakers Tuesday failed to craft the outlines of a spending agreement as Democrats backed out of a planned meeting at the White House amid growing acrimony over a slate of year-end legislative priorities, with a potential government shutdown looming over the negotiations.
The impasse all but ensures another holiday-season standoff over legislation designed to keep the government open and that also is expected to settle complex issues regarding immigration and health care. Continue reading “Trump and Democrats trade insults to start tense month of negotiations on year-end priorities”
Trump’s Tweet Could Raise Odds of Government Shutdown
The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Hill website November 28, 2017:
President aims to lessen Democrats’ leverage in year-end talks
Updated 1:02 p.m. | President Donald Trump raised the odds of a government shutdown next month, tweeting that his differences with Democratic leaders over immigration policy could prevent a deal on a year-end spending package.
The president noted that he was scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon with “‘Chuck and Nancy’ … about keeping government open and working.” He was referring to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer. Also set to attend the White House meeting were House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
But Trump signaled any Democratic efforts to use a shutdown-averting spending measure to make some of their immigration demands law could be a deal-breaker. His signature would be required to make any fiscal 2018 funding bill law. Continue reading “Trump’s Tweet Could Raise Odds of Government Shutdown”
Trump’s Relationship with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Might Just Have Hit Rock Bottom
The following article by Jefferson Morley was posted on the AlterNet website September 7, 2017:
The president dumps the GOP for a fling with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.
With the election of Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan made a Faustian bargain. They embraced Trump—an impulsive and ignorant man, filled with racial animus—with the hope they could ride his popularity with conservative voters to enact their agenda of tax cuts and deregulation.
Their corruption caught up with them on Wednesday. Trump humiliated the Republican leaders by siding with their Democratic counterparts Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. In a White House meeting, Trump blindsided his allies and endorsed the Democrats’ proposal for hurricane relief and raising the debt ceiling. Continue reading “Trump’s Relationship with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Might Just Have Hit Rock Bottom”