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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:38 PM Jan 2019

Pence privately pushed House Republicans to stand by Trump on shutdown

Vice President Pence has been actively urging congressional Republicans to stick with the president amid the ongoing fight over funding for the federal government, which lapsed two weeks ago.

The Washington Post reports that Pence called about a half dozen Republicans in the House on Thursday, urging the lawmakers to vote against any spending deal that would reopen the government without providing the White House's desired $5 billion in funding for border security measures.

His calls came hours before the House voted on two bills, one that would open the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8, and one that would open the rest of the federal government through September, which both passed with little Republican support.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Hill on Pence's reported lobbying.



https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423921-pence-privately-pushed-house-republicans-to-stand-by-trump-on
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Pence privately pushed House Republicans to stand by Trump on shutdown (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP
RICO all of their A**es out of office. And by the way, who in the world listens to pence? nt SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #1
Ooooh, he's one tough mother Blue Owl Jan 2019 #2
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