Government Shutdown Certain as House and Senate Fail to Reach Agreement Over Border Wall
By The Blaze. Despite various attempts at negotiation between Democrats and Republicans, the U.S. government is heading towards a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday.
Although the House of Representatives passed a budget on Thursday, it contained $5 billion for the construction of the border wall promised by President Donald Trump during the 2016 election.
“The House is adjourned for the night. The Senate has told senators there will be no votes tonight,” reported CNN’s Phil Mattingly.
“The reality is if there’s a deal to be had,” he added, “that deal will not be reached tonight and there will be no votes tonight.” . . .
Democrats refuse to cooperate with Republicans to pass a budget that would contain border wall funding. (Read more from “Government Shutdown Certain as House and Senate Fail to Reach Agreement Over Border Wall” HERE)
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Government Set to Shut Down, as House and Senate Leave for the Night
By CBS News. The federal government is headed for a partial shutdown at midnight, after the House and Senate adjourned for the night. President Trump has demanded funding for his border wall, which Democrats say they won’t give him.
It’s unclear what Republicans’ next move would be, as the White House has offered no alternative plan. And while last week he said he’d be “proud” to shut down the government and would own a shutdown, on Friday he placed the blame squarely on Democrats.
Many government services would continue: Mail will be delivered and Social Security payments would be made. Many national parks will remain open.
But a shutdown creates a risk for hundreds of thousands of federal workers: More than 420,000 federal employees would have to go to work without pay, according to that report from the Senate Appropriations Committee. Those who work will get paid eventually, but depending how long the shutdown lasts, they could miss a paycheck. (Read more from “Government Set to Shut Down, as House and Senate Leave for the Night” HERE)
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