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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:02 PM Jan 2019

Schumer: House funding bill could pass Senate if it got a vote

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that a Democratic-led House package to fully reopen the government could pass the Senate-if Republicans would give it a vote.

"Once the House passes these two bills, Leader [Mitch] McConnell (R-Ky.) should put them on the floor, where I believe they will receive strong bipartisan majorities. It's going to be very hard for a lot of Republicans to vote no on the same bills they supported just a few months ago," Schumer said.

The House is expected to pass a plan to reopen roughly 25 percent of the government later Thursday. One bill would fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8. The second bill would include funding for the remaining six appropriations measures through Sept. 30.

Democrats argue Republicans should easily be able to support the six bills unrelated to DHS funding because they largely mirror legislation that was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee last year. Senate Democrats blasted out emails to reporters on Thursday highlighting previous GOP support for the legislation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/schumer-house-funding-bill-could-pass-senate-if-it-got-a-vote/ar-BBRMwwh?li=BBnbfcL

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Schumer: House funding bill could pass Senate if it got a vote (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP
keep the spotlight on duplicitous Mitch, Senator Schumer! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #1
Mitch won't present and pass it because it will override the hot gas balloon's veto. forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #2

forgotmylogin

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2. Mitch won't present and pass it because it will override the hot gas balloon's veto.
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:29 PM
Jan 2019

Or if 45 leaves it on his desk without signing or vetoing (a pocket veto) I believe it passes after 10 days.

Trump almost certainly told McTurtle to do this to take the heat off himself.

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