https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/...ernment-to-avoid-shutdown-as-agencies-prepare
Let the good times roll - the grand poobah doesn't seem to be able to get people to come together and bend to his wishes. I'm betting on a shutdown since the Democrats have no intention of folding under the Trumpian pressure. He has made his bed and now must lie in it.
"House Republicans plan a conference call Saturday with Ryan and other leaders to discuss the health-care bill as well as spending legislation. Republican Congressional leaders have pushed back against scheduling an Obamacare vote during the week, indicating there isn’t a clear strategy yet for achieving passage.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s director of Office of Management and Budget, said Thursday Democrats will need to agree to pay for some Trump’s top priorities, including a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, in legislation to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Oct. 1.
Democrats responded harshly to Mulvaney’s remarks Thursday.
“Everything had been moving smoothly until the administration moved in with a heavy hand,” said Matt House, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Democrats in both chambers of Congress have some leverage on spending legislation despite being in the minority. In the House, a group of conservatives, led by the Freedom Caucus, are expected to oppose the spending bill currently being negotiated in private, bipartisan talks. Meanwhile, 60 votes are needed in the Senate and Republicans only hold 52. Congress could pass a short-term extension of current funding levels to keep the government open while allowing more time for negotiations."
Let the good times roll - the grand poobah doesn't seem to be able to get people to come together and bend to his wishes. I'm betting on a shutdown since the Democrats have no intention of folding under the Trumpian pressure. He has made his bed and now must lie in it.
"House Republicans plan a conference call Saturday with Ryan and other leaders to discuss the health-care bill as well as spending legislation. Republican Congressional leaders have pushed back against scheduling an Obamacare vote during the week, indicating there isn’t a clear strategy yet for achieving passage.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s director of Office of Management and Budget, said Thursday Democrats will need to agree to pay for some Trump’s top priorities, including a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, in legislation to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Oct. 1.
Democrats responded harshly to Mulvaney’s remarks Thursday.
“Everything had been moving smoothly until the administration moved in with a heavy hand,” said Matt House, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Democrats in both chambers of Congress have some leverage on spending legislation despite being in the minority. In the House, a group of conservatives, led by the Freedom Caucus, are expected to oppose the spending bill currently being negotiated in private, bipartisan talks. Meanwhile, 60 votes are needed in the Senate and Republicans only hold 52. Congress could pass a short-term extension of current funding levels to keep the government open while allowing more time for negotiations."
