The Wall Street Journal reports Trump, Congress Reach Tentative Deal to Reopen Government for Three Weeks.
President Trump and congressional leaders have reached a tentative deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations over border security funding continue, according to congressional aides.
The deal—would amount to at least a temporary concession by Mr. Trump to Democrats—wouldn’t provide immediate funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, administration officials said. The deal would fund the government through Feb. 15 and start negotiations between the House and Senate over a full-year bill funding the Homeland Security Department, which oversees the border, aides said.
The stopgap spending bill would include an extension of border security funding at current levels, which includes $1.3 billion for border security but not expressly for a wall. Mr. Trump would still push for border wall funding in the deal reached after the three weeks are up.
Trump caved in for now.
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1088879703396675584
He again threatens to declare an emergency if he does not get a wall.
Back pay for government workers is part of the deal.
Trump gave a very passionate speech. It remains to be seen what Pelosi and the Democrats will do.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
Peloozer shoved her Jimmy Choo right up The Dumpster®’s butt.
Politics at its best. LoL
The Just Compensation Act needs to be passed immediately, before any funds for a wall are allocated or Trumpty declares a national emergency.
AWC, “It’s a big club and the proles ain’t in it.” Superb summation of where we are and how we got here. The Beltway gang, both parties, are playing we mere proles for idiots and waiting patiently for us to stop noticing…again. The only thing new this time is the establishment rage and screeching at Trump…a non-beltway interloper intruding in our Beltway temple-keeper’s holy White House. They were mid-stride in fitting it up for Hillary when the roof caved in on them.
Every president, including Reagan …”caved in for now.” There have been six cave-ins since Reagan solemnly signed the 1986 deal legalizing 4 million immigration felons. The result has been a growing diaspora, now 40 million strong of these people. They now have strong and growing congressional representation and a mostly common view that any future restraint is now immoral. I predict Trump will take it down for the long count after he’s paid everyone’s account current and anticipated a better set of tactics. E-verify enforcement has to be prominent among them if we’re to make any progress this time.
Trump, the donut president. So far he is ‘OH’ for everything. Please deliver on something. Oh, that’s right, he waited until the GOP lost control of congress to begin huffing & puffing.
He was feeling the pain of gov’t employees. At least one Republican senator voted with Democrats yesterday. Was it 3?
Six Republicans voted in favor of the Democrats’ plan: Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Susan Collins of Maine, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah. No Democrats voted against it.
Two Republicans voted against Trumps plan: Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Mike Lee of Utah. 1 Democrat voted for it: Joe Munchkin.
I think what Trump just did was reopened the govt so that if/when it partially closes again in 3 weeks he can attempt to shift the blame to the Dems – reset button.
OK, so now we need a “Squirrel” to deflect Ann Coulter’s attention from the Wall in three week’s time.
AOC, you’re up!