Senate Moderates Bringing Compromise to Leaders: Shutdown Update

[DonViejo]

Source: Bloomberg News




Bloomberg News
January 21, 2018, 4:00 AM EST Updated on January 21, 2018, 3:19 PM EST

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Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day:

Options for Compromise Offered by Centrist Group (3:15 p.m.)

A group of Senate moderates working on a compromise plan to break the stalemate over funding and immigration that forced a partial shutdown of the government were set to deliver a set of options Sunday to party leaders.

About 20 centrist senator from both parties worked out a set of options to extend stopgap funding for the government through Feb. 8. Part of the plan would include a commitment for a separate vote on legislation to put into law a program that protects from deportation some of the undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. That is a central demand of Democrats.

As the meeting finished, Democratic Senators Chris Coons and Joe Manchin said they were going to take the proposal to Chuck Schumer, the party’s leader in the Senate, while Republican members of the of the group were headed to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “We recognize that ultimately the decision” will be up to McConnell and Schumer, Republican Senator Susan Collins said.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that if McConnell makes a commitment to bring up immigration legislation there probably will be enough votes to extend government funding through Feb. 8


Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-21/key-day-could-yield-fast-deal-or-long-impasse-shutdown-update

[Wellstone ruled]

1. So here we go.

How many Dreamers? How Many Daca's? See a pattern? Many of us had a hunch some of the Dems would cave big time.

When you see this type of reporting,you know that these Senators are being pressured by their major Money Bags. Funny how Bloomberg is the first to report. Over Seas Markets must be Churning big time.

[pangaia]

2. I DO NOT like this one bit,..

Ya'll know why.

[Mr.Bill]

4. I don't either.

What exactly is a "commitment"? Today's commitment will be tomorrow's broken promise. And even if the republican leadership honors it, there's no guarantee Trump will not veto it.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. My sense is,

the Wall Street Crowd is on the Phones. Hunch is the Currency Market has just blew up and the Big Banks are looking to get smacked big time.

The US Dollar has been losing value for more than seven months because of the GOP lack of a Budget Bill.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Money talks to almost everyone in Congress??? nt

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Are the so called Moderate Dems

involved here owing their Offices to the Banksters?

[Irish_Dem]

10. Does beg the question doesn't it?

How far does congressional corruption go?

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Oh boy,one can only guess.

McConnell knows his word is worthless just like that of Trump. Let's see what segment of the Population this group decides to throw under the Bus for Political Expediency. I think we all know.

[Irish_Dem]

14. The same groups they always throw under the bus.

And yes we can only guess how far the congressional corruption goes.

[Wellstone ruled]

15. And they wonder why their Political

messages do not work.

[Irish_Dem]

16. The messages work enough to keep them in power and quite wealthy.

Perpetuating the corruption.

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Yup,

get to keep their Campaign Contributions(bribes) when they leave Office.

[Irish_Dem]

19. With life time retirement, healthcare and various perks.

And cushy jobs sitting on various boards.

[pangaia]

21. Those lifetime perks are sickening.

[Irish_Dem]

24. And at the same time, they make sure Americans have very little of those things. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

3. "protects from deportation some of the undocumented immigrants"

Sounds diluted to me.

Even if they pass it, will Trump change his mind again, and again, and again?

Once done deals are reversed, there's no way of knowing what the outcome will be.

[regnaD kciN]

13. Yep...

...if they don’t pass it attached to a budget item, Trump will veto it and Republicans will uphold his veto. They get all they want, we get none of what we want. Sometimes "compromise" is just another word for "capitulation."

[jalan48]

8. "Centrist Democrats"? Do they really mean "Conservative Democrats"?

[drray23]

9. commitments are worth nothing.

They should not go along with it. McConnel is not to be trusted.

[djacq]

11. Dont be a sucker.

We already have a con man in the White House.

[Hugin]

18. Then what happens on Feb 8th?

Is that all the further they can kick the can?

Government three weeks at a time is the same as not having a government at all. Ridiculous.

[bluestarone]

20. i hope they know what they're doing

i give benefit for now BUT i won't be happy if they fuck this up

[pangaia]

22. They know what they're doing alright.

But it ain't of any benefit to anyone but themselves.

[Freethinker65]

23. McConnell will do whatever the fuck he wants to once he gets the votes

Then come February 8th this whole shit starts all over. Vote on extending CHIP and DACA for 5 years first. And even then, once that passes he gets his kick the can down the road CR...which will probably be loaded with new poison anti-liberal bullshit.

[humbled_opinion]

25. Commitment for what

GOP will demand full funding for 20Billion border wall and end to chain migration + ending immigration from so called shithole countries through some merit based undefined crap and for all that they will allow immigrants to stay here without threat of deportation but not become citizens for decades or some such crap, we will never have the bargaining power that we have right now.

[Eyeball_Kid]

26. Well, the compromise proposals amount to a big, fat, "duh".

No shit. Separate the issues. Now THERE'S a flash of creativity!

What is wrong with these people?

[vi5]

27. Oh good, Manchin to the rescue...

Leave it to the conservadems to help save the Republicans asses.

They own the government, they wanted full control, let them own it.

"Centrist senators from both parties"

HA!!!

[Kajun Gal]

28. They're going to trust them again? And again? And again?

Hope it works out!