Pelosi, Schumer To Trump: "Let's Debate Border Funds in Private"

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(01-07-2019, 09:34 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: This is how it all went: the Senate passed a bill, unanimously, to fund the government at current levels throughout the fiscal year, except for DHS, which it would fund for a month so that further discussions could be had about border security. Then Trump got called out by Coulter and some of the other talking heads for caving, so he buckled down. At this point, the House leadership wouldn't put the Senate bill on the floor because doing so would've meant the passage, with a veto-proof majority, of a bill Trump didn't want.


Yup, this is spot on. What makes this instance a bit more obvious than others is that the Senate is now refusing to consider a bill it has already passed once, with a veto-proof majority. But while this instance seems more egregious than others, it isn't a tactic either side has a monopoly on.

So there is no bill with the money for the wall even approved by the Senate?  I guess I had that wrong.  Thanks.

Kinda of adder this way that they could have passed the thing over DJT's veto but wouldn't do it.