Tag: #TrumpShutDown

Senate approves border bill that prevents shutdown

The Senate approved legislation Thursday that would prevent a new government shutdown and provide money for President Trump‘s U.S.-Mexico border wall moments after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that Trump would also sign an emergency declaration over the southern border.

The 83-16 vote in the Senate came after several hours of drama, with increasing chatter about whether Trump would actually sign the deal, which funds a quarter of the government that was poised to run out of funding starting on Saturday.

The bill now heads to the House, which is expected to vote on it later Thursday evening and send it to Trump’s desk for his signature.

View the complete February 14 article by Jordain Carney on The Hill website here.

Poll: Voters overwhelmingly approve of border deal, want Trump to sign it

Registered voters overwhelmingly want President Trump to sign a bipartisan border security bill ahead of a Feb. 15 deadline, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.

Sixty percent of respondents in the Feb. 12-13 survey said they want Trump to approve a border compromise negotiated by a bicameral conference committee that includes $1.38 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Twenty-four percent said they want the president to accept the budget framework to avoid a shutdown and then declare a national emergency to expand the border barrier, while 16 percent said they want Trump to hold out for a better deal, even if it might result in another partial government shutdown.

View the complete February 13 article by Matthew Sheffield on The Hill website here.

3 Things to Watch: ‘Trump Show, Shutdown II’ heads to climactic scene

President Trump delivers his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Feb. 5, during which he delivered hardline border security remarks. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Will he or won’t he? Not even GOP lawmakers, WH staff seem to know

If Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees hall of fame catcher, was around to gaggle with reporters at the White House or in a Capitol hallway about the ongoing border security spending and government shutdown drama, he would likely note that it feels “like déjà vu all over again.”

Washington has entered a time warp of sorts as President Donald Trump and his top aides tiptoe up to the edge of declaring he will sign a bipartisan compromise package that would hand him $4.3 billion less for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall than he has for months demanded. By Wednesday morning, it became increasingly difficult to be sure whether it was December 2018 or February 2019.

From parsing Trump’s lukewarm reaction to a border security bill that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer called “the last train leaving the station” to senior White House officials sending up tepid signals of their boss’s inclination to sign it to members of his own party practically pleading with him to do so, only the lack of holiday season decorations around Washington make clear this is the sequel rather than the original.

View the complete February 13 article by John T. Bennett on The Roll Call website here.

Trump criticizes border wall deal: ‘Can’t say I’m happy’

President Trump on Tuesday knocked a bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown, but suggested he could still get his long-desired border wall built and expressed confidence the government would remain open.

“I’m not happy about it. It’s not doing the trick,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

“I’m adding things to it, and when you add whatever I have to add, it’s all going to happen where we’re going to build a beautiful, big, strong wall,” the president continued.

View the complete February 12 article by Jordan Fabian on The Hill website here.

White House Won’t Rule Out Another Government Shutdown

Workers are still struggling to recover from the 35-day Trump Shutdown — the longest in our history. Now, with one week to go before the funding deadline, the White House won’t rule out another government shutdown.

Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that he “absolutely cannot” rule out another shutdown, and Trump’s top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said that “all options are on the table.”

Question: “Do you think the president would in fact shut the government down again?” Hassett: “All options are on the table.”

Mulvaney: “The government shutdown is technically still on the table.”

Question: “We cannot definitively rule out a government shutdown at the end of this week?” Mulvaney: “You absolutely cannot.” Continue reading “White House Won’t Rule Out Another Government Shutdown”

Workers Still Waiting For Back Pay Trump Promised Would Come ‘Very Quickly’

Trump promised that workers would get the back pay they missed during his 35-day government shutdown “very quickly.” But two weeks after the shutdown ended, thousands of workers are still struggling to get by while waiting for the paychecks they’re owed.

Trump promised workers they would get their back pay “very quickly,” and the White House said it would happen by February 1.

Mulvaney, 1/27/19: “There’s a couple different payroll providers in the federal government and how an employee gets paid or which payroll provider- provider covers their agency will dictate how long it takes. Some of them could be early this week. Some of them may be later this week but we hope that by the end of this week all of the back pay will be made up and of course the next payroll will go out on time.”

Trump: “I will make sure that all employees receive their back pay very quickly, or as soon as possible.  It’ll happen fast.” Continue reading “Workers Still Waiting For Back Pay Trump Promised Would Come ‘Very Quickly’”

THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION: Federal Meat Inspector: ‘We Are Being Hurt, Tremendously Hurt’

Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch Lyn Wright, a federal meat inspector, talk about the struggle to get by during Trump’s shutdown:

“We’re being held hostage, but we are being hurt, tremendously hurt, through no fault of our own. That hurts. It really hurts.” – Federal worker

WATCH HERE

THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION: Wife Of A Furloughed Federal Worker: ‘It’s Pretty Scary’

Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch Angela Kabana, the wife of a federal employee, talk about not knowing when her family’s next paycheck would come, thanks to Trump’s shutdown:

“It’s pretty scary not knowing when you are going to be paid.” –Wife of a federal worker

WATCH HERE

THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION: Federal Worker: ‘All I Do Is Cry’

Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch this furloughed federal worker talk about the Trump Shutdown’s toll on her mental health:

“It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. If I could afford it, I’d probably need to be in therapy right now because that’s all I do is cry. And I don’t want to cry.” – Federal worker

WATCH HERE

THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION: Marine Corps Veteran: ‘My Children Don’t Care About Walls’

Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch Marine Corps veteran Sarah Watterson talk about not being able to pay for basic necessities because of Trump’s shutdown:

“My children don’t care about walls. They do care about having a warm house to live in, a car to ride in, clothes to wear, and food in their bellies – none of which is possible if their mom can’t go to work.” – Marine Corps veteran

WATCH HERE