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spanone

(135,855 posts)
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:49 PM Jan 2019

Trump invites congressional leaders to White House

(CNN)President Donald Trump has invited congressional leaders from both parties to the White House, according to two congressional sources, setting the stage for the first meeting between top Democratic and Republican leaders and the President since the partial government shutdown began 11 days ago.

While details on the meeting are still being worked out, it likely will occur Wednesday afternoon and would include a briefing on border security from Homeland Security Department officials, the sources said.

The meeting would come as negotiations to re-open about a quarter of the federal government have been frozen for nearly two weeks, and just one day before Democrats take over as the majority party in the House. Compromise proposals, to the extent they existed in the first place, have not been traded or even discussed in recent days as both sides settled into their respective positions.

Nancy Pelosi, the presumptive incoming House speaker, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have laid out their proposals to end the shutdown, which the House is expected to pass just hours after the new Congress is sworn in. The plan includes packaging six bipartisan full Senate appropriations bills together and then separately moving a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security until February 8 -- the bill at the core of the border wall fight. The short-term proposal would maintain the current border security funding level of $1.3 billion, which can be used for fencing and border barrier repairs.


https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/01/politics/trump-invites-congressional-leaders-to-white-house/index.html
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Trump invites congressional leaders to White House (Original Post) spanone Jan 2019 OP
Will there be TV cameras again? MrGrieves Jan 2019 #1
Awww, is he feeling lonely all by himself? MiniMe Jan 2019 #2
Dems should tell him to fuck off and say that "We now speak to you only through legislation Skraxx Jan 2019 #3
Thanks for update. So he CAVED, LOL. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #4
i doubt Ms. Pelosi & Mr. Schumer will being him tidings of joy! spanone Jan 2019 #5
What is amazing that no one has seemed to figure out Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #11
No fucking wall malaise Jan 2019 #6
+1 oasis Jan 2019 #7
Happy New Year malaise Jan 2019 #8
Happy New Year. I anticipate a ton of celebrations on DU in Year 2019. oasis Jan 2019 #12
they have no incentive to give him anything.... spanone Jan 2019 #9
Impeach his ass malaise Jan 2019 #10
he's desparate.......... Takket Jan 2019 #13

Skraxx

(2,979 posts)
3. Dems should tell him to fuck off and say that "We now speak to you only through legislation
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:10 PM
Jan 2019

And investigations.”

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. What is amazing that no one has seemed to figure out
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 06:55 PM
Jan 2019

Yet is that he does not care about border security.

If he really did he would have spent the money from last year and be thrilled to get what he's getting offered now. All he wants is a big shiny structure he can put his name on. He doesn't even care if it keeps people out.

Takket

(21,592 posts)
13. he's desparate..........
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 10:12 PM
Jan 2019

he's trying so hard to convince the public by tweeting but he honestly doesn't understand that he's only convincing the same 33% that don't need any convincing. he doesn't get it..... there is no incentive for Dems to do anything Wednesday when they take the House Thursday

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