House Democrats to test Republicans on Trump's wall demand
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Source: Reuters
POLITICS JANUARY 9, 2019 / 1:05 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a partial U.S. government shutdown entered its 19th day, Democrats on Wednesday were set to test Republicans’ resolve in backing President Donald Trump’s drive to build a wall on the border with Mexico, which has sparked an impasse over agency funding.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats, who took control of the chamber last week, plan to advance a bill to immediately reopen the Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and several other agencies that have been in partial shutdown mode since Dec. 22.
Democrats are eager to force Republicans to choose between funding the Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service - at a time when it should be gearing up to issue tax refunds to millions of Americans - and voting to keep it partially shuttered.
In a countermove, the Trump administration said on Tuesday that even without a new shot of funding, the IRS would somehow make sure those refund checks get sent.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown/house-democrats-to-test-republicans-on-trumps-wall-demand-idUSKCN1P30EK
I see a train a coming it's rolling down the tracks........................and it's going to run over the republicans, Pence and go have lunch till the cows come home, he can go over everyday and have lunch with the turtle, but there party is going to blink ....................
7 republicans in the house have defected, and three in the senate...............just need two more in the senate................
Because after all his "guy" owns this ..................we even have video......................the entire country has seen the video ...................................
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