Hoyer Discusses the Need to Prevent a Trump Shutdown on MSNBC's "Meet The Press Daily"
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For Immediate Release:
December 20, 2018
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WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Chuck Todd on MSNBC’s “Meet The Press Daily” this evening to discuss how Congressional Republicans are risking a Trump shutdown by refusing to put the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution on the Floor to keep government funded beyond tomorrow’s deadline. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video:
"What is happening now is a continuation of the dysfunctional and deeply divided Republican leadership in the Congress. It is sad, and the American people are rightfully are angry… at the Congress as they should be."
"[Democrats] want [border] security. Here, the President is rejecting a solution passed unanimously, by voice vote in the United States Senate. And it is just incredible that any President would shut down the government of the United States over $5 billion [for a costly and ineffective border wall]."
"I can't imagine any President that I know of that would veto this compromise for six weeks… [to give] an opportunity to do additional negotiations. And very frankly, the reason we are here is because the Republicans who had control of the House, the Senate, and the White House were unable in eleven and a half months to get the job done of funding government… We don’t like this agreement. We don't think it is a good agreement. Nevertheless, we are prepared to vote for this agreement to give sufficient votes so it could pass, be sent to the President, and we can do the responsible thing to make sure our government is funded and serving our people."
"What is happening now is a continuation of the dysfunctional and deeply divided Republican leadership in the Congress. It is sad, and the American people are rightfully are angry… at the Congress as they should be."
"[Democrats] want [border] security. Here, the President is rejecting a solution passed unanimously, by voice vote in the United States Senate. And it is just incredible that any President would shut down the government of the United States over $5 billion [for a costly and ineffective border wall]."
"I can't imagine any President that I know of that would veto this compromise for six weeks… [to give] an opportunity to do additional negotiations. And very frankly, the reason we are here is because the Republicans who had control of the House, the Senate, and the White House were unable in eleven and a half months to get the job done of funding government… We don’t like this agreement. We don't think it is a good agreement. Nevertheless, we are prepared to vote for this agreement to give sufficient votes so it could pass, be sent to the President, and we can do the responsible thing to make sure our government is funded and serving our people."