Democrats seek vote to end US govt shutdown

Democratic lawmakers unveiled plans to emerge out of the partial shutdown of the federal government by examining and voting on an appropriations bill as soon as they take control of the House of Representatives—on Thursday.

But the bill’s future appeared uncertain. The text does not include financing for the US-Mexican border wall sought by President Donald Trump to halt illegal immigration.

In a tweet taunting Democrats for their refusal to fund the border fence, the Republican president said: “The Democrats will probably submit a Bill, being cute as always, which gives everything away but gives NOTHING to Border Security, namely the Wall.

“You see, without the Wall there can be no Border Security - the Tech ‘stuff’ is just, by comparison, meaningless bells & whistles.”

He also reiterated his claim—so far unproven—that Mexico was paying for the border wall through the new trade deal struck between all three North American countries (Canada, Mexico and the United States).

“I’m in the Oval Office. Democrats, come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the Wall,” Trump tweeted.

Congress is in recess for the New Year’s holiday but will reopen on Thursday, while Trump has stayed in the White House through the year-end festivities, shelving his annual vacation to his private Florida golf resort amid the impasse.

To retaliate over the Democrats’ refusal to fund the wall, Trump is refusing to sign a wider spending package.

That has resulted in swaths of the federal government being shut down over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays—and for the foreseeable future until a deal is reached.

 

Democrats seek vote to end US govt shutdown

Democratic lawmakers unveiled plans to emerge out of the partial shutdown of the federal government by examining and voting on an appropriations bill as soon as they take control of the House of Representativeson Thursday. But the bills future appeared uncertain. The text does not include financing for the US-Mexican border wall sought by President Donald Trump to halt illegal immigration. In a tweet taunting Democrats for their refusal to fund the border fence, the Republican president said: The Democrats will probably submit a Bill, being cute as always, which gives everything away but gives NOTHING to Border Security, namely the Wall. You see, without the Wall there can be no Border Security - the Tech stuff is just, by comparison, meaningless bells whistles. He also reiterated his claimso far unproventhat Mexico was paying for the border wall through the new trade deal struck between all three North American countries (Canada, Mexico and the United States). Im in the Oval Office. Democrats, come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the Wall, Trump tweeted. Congress is in recess for the New Years holiday but will reopen on Thursday, while Trump has stayed in the White House through the year-end festivities, shelving his annual vacation to his private Florida golf resort amid the impasse. To retaliate over the Democrats refusal to fund the wall, Trump is refusing to sign a wider spending package. That has resulted in swaths of the federal government being shut down over the Christmas and New Years holidaysand for the foreseeable future until a deal is reached.