DEAD END FOR SHUTDOWN PROPOSALS? - Amid the fallout from the Pelosi-Trump squabble over the State of the Union address, the Senate on Thursday is expected to vote on competing bills to end the partial government shutdown ... However, both are likely the fail because lawmakers are sharply divided on President Trump's proposed border wall – meaning neither bill will likely attract the 60 votes needed to pass.
The GOP bill is modeled after Trump's proposal from last weekend, in which he offered Democrats a three-year extension of protections for 700,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, in exchange for the $5.7 billion he has been seeking for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Democrats reject the funding for the wall outright. Their bill would re-open the government through Feb. 8, with no wall money, giving bargainers time to further negotiate.
- Fox News Poll: Voters see shutdown as bigger problem than border situation
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