McConnell: Democrats holding country 'hostage'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blasted Democrats in a floor speech Thursday night over their threats to block a House-passed bill funding the government, saying they are holding the country "hostage" over illegal immigration.
"We ought to pass this resolution and we ought to get back to work," he said.
McConnell spoke a little more than an hour after the House approved a bill to fund the government. Without new legislation from Congress, the government will shut down on Saturday.
Democrats and Republicans are battling in the court of public opinion over who would be to blame for the shutdown.
McConnell said it would be Democrats, who he charged were shoving aside veterans and children by opposing the House bill, which includes a six-year extension of the children's health insurance program.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) fired back that McConnell is "looking to deflect blame but it just won't work."
"Our leader, our republican leader, has said he will not negotiate until he knows where President Trump stands," he said.
Schumer was referring to McConnell's comments earlier this week that Trump has not yet made clear what proposal he would support on a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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Probably 50 million of them still on the Trump Train to Hell.
