The result is an uncertain strategy that is reflective of the political reality a White House with few legislative accomplishments faces as it nears the end of the first 100-day grading period to both make good on campaign promises and avoid a politically damaging government shutdown. And doing so over a border wall proposal that's not popular outside a portion of the Republican base would be even more disastrous.
Some lawmakers are optimistic they can hammer out a budget bill to take the government to the end of the current fiscal year on September 30, while others see Congress putting a short-term spending resolution in place for a week, while talks continue. Roy Blunt, a member of the Republican leadership and Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters Monday. But it's unclear how far they're willing to push the matter: The federal government will shut down early Saturday morning unless negotiators strike a bipartisan deal to keep the lights on. They don't know what they're talking about.
If the government continues spending at the same levels it has been through a so-called "continuing resolution", or C.R., Sen. But in 2013, conservative Republicans forced a 17-day shutdown in a failed attempt to repeal Obamacare.
Schumer, however, warned that other issues remained unresolved, including healthcare for miners and their families that is set to expire at the end of the month, help for Puerto Rico, and an equal increase in defense and non-defense spending.
Those in jobs deemed essential such as law enforcement are expected to keep working in the hope they will receive back pay. Nonessential sectors such as national parks are liable to be closed and programs such as federally funded medical research will grind to a halt.
Pressed repeatedly on Monday about whether Trump would sign off on a budget that leaves out funding for the border wall, White House press secretary Sean Spicer demurred.
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The Bulls' assists have dropped from 22 and 28 in Games 1 and 2 with Rondo to just 14 and 19 in Games 3 and 4 without him. Rondo injured his thumb during Game 2 of the Bulls' series and has missed the last two games, both losses for Chicago.
In the interview in the Oval Office, the president told that it is extreme desire to build a wall between the USA and Mexico.
But in an appearance on NBC's Meet The Press, Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus refused to say whether the president would veto a bill without border funding. "We are opposed to a wall", Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, told reporters Tuesday. He repeated an assertion made last week that bipartisan negotiations in Congress were going well until the White House began demanding money for the wall as a condition for accepting a funding bill. Democrats said they were satisfied with the emerging outlines of the measure, which stick closely to versions of the legislation that were being negotiated late previous year. But the Mexican government is adamant it will not provide any financing and Trump has not laid out a plan to compel Mexico to pay.
According to internal estimates by the US Department of Homeland Security, the total cost of the border barrier would stand at about $21.6 billion.
Failure to approve a government funding bill could also throw new doubts over Republicans' ability to fashion a budget blueprint for the next fiscal year or to succeed in a major effort to cut corporate and individual taxes that Trump has touted.
Democrats had indicated in the past that they would agree with additional funds for enhanced border security as long as they are not being spent on a wall. And even after he backed off, apparently clearing the way for final work toward a deal, the episode left some fellow Republicans questioning whether their party, now in full control of Washington, will be able to perform any better under Trump than under Obama.
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