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Democrats think they have set the stage to block President Trump’s legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) secured nearly $5 billion in new domestic spending by exploiting disagreements between Trump and GOP lawmakers over spending priorities.
... bill explicitly blocks him from using any of the money to get started on building a wall on the Mexican border, as he originally demanded. There is no congressional mandate for cuts to “sanctuary cities” either.
Trump wanted to reduce nondefense domestic spending, but the bill doesn’t do that.
It saves Obamacare subsidies.
Trump wanted EPA funding slashed by one-third; the final cut is 1%.
Planned Parenthood isn’t defunded.
Spending for the National Institutes of Health will go up $2 billion, not down $1.2 billion.
The $1-trillion deal to keep the government open through September, agreed to by the White House and congressional leaders late Sunday, does not include money for new fencing or new border agents requested by the Trump administration.
It does include $1.5 billion for border security, a concession Democrats might not have made without the pressure from Trump on border spending. But that money is allocated for technology and maintenance of existing infrastructure at the border.
“The president got a lot out of this bill,” said White House press secretary Sean Spicer of the bipartisan budget deal that averts a government shutdown. It boosts military spending by $21 billion and adds $1.52 billion for border security.
By insisting on proposals that both parties on Capitol Hill knew could not pass — the border wall funding in particular — the White House took itself out of the game and ceded power to Congress. Members of both parties, freed to direct money to favored initiatives, eagerly seized the opportunity and increased funding for agencies such as the National Institutes of Health rather than cutting it.
“Although this wasn’t the bill I would have written on my own, we showed that when Democrats and Republicans work together and reject President Trump’s demands, we can make progress and get things done for the workers, women and middle-class families we represent,” said Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the No. 3 Senate Democrat.
originally posted by: jjkenobi
I'm pretty sure nearly all Trump voters are extremely disappointed in this bill. I know I am.
A win for Democrats is a synonymous with a loss for the USA.
originally posted by: butcherguy
If they (D's and R's) keep this crap up, there may be a way for a new political party to gain the upper hand.
Trump won because people don't like the status quo.
Bernie Sanders (if he hadn't been cheated) would have beaten Trump.... because people don't like the status quo.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: introvert
People that believe that the D's and R's don't drink in the same clubs are hoodwinked.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: introvert
People that believe that the D's and R's don't drink in the same clubs are hoodwinked.
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: introvert
People that believe that the D's and R's don't drink in the same clubs are hoodwinked.
People that think Trump would have been any different were as well.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: introvert
People that believe that the D's and R's don't drink in the same clubs are hoodwinked.
People who believe that things are that simple are delusional.
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: introvert
People that believe that the D's and R's don't drink in the same clubs are hoodwinked.
People that think Trump would have been any different were as well.
I never liked Trump.
I disliked him less than Hillary.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
By the way. This isn't a thread just to gloat about the Democrats putting on the beat down on Trump despite being the minority party. Oh no. Thanks to this underwhelming performance from the "King of the Deals", the Democrats now have a road map to beat Trump. It seems like all you need to do to get Congress to work together, is to ignore Donald Trump.