House Democrats passed Senate Republican legislation last night to reopen government – and it’s on Senator McConnell to take it up and pass it now. A look at the headlines shows the pressure is on the Senate GOP to take action now – which really shouldn’t be hard because they’ve passed these bills before!NBC News: The shutdown ball is now in Mitch McConnell's court
“And now the action turns to the GOP-led Senate, as well as today’s 11:30 am ET meeting at the White House with President Trump and congressional leaders.”
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Jan 4, 2019
As you all prepare to cover the White House meeting today, we just wanted to make sure you saw that in addition to the House Republicans who voted with Democrats to reopen the government last night, Senate Republicans want Mitch McConnell to bring those bills to the Floor and end the Trump shutdown:
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 27, 2018
It’s day 6 of the Trump shutdown, and the impact of the shutdown is becoming more apparent. A look at the headlines show that service members, civil servants, and contractors – as well as the American people they serve – are feeling the negative impact:
NBC News: 42,000 Coast Guard members are the only military branch to work without pay during shutdown
“The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military whose members will go without pay during the government shutdown unless Congress and President Donald Trump can find a resolution by Friday.”
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 21, 2018
This morning, President Trump is gearing up to shut down the government over his costly, ineffective border wall that he knows cannot pass the Senate. A look at the headlines shows blame for this shutdown is going to land exactly where it belongs—with the man who said he would be “proud” to shut down the government for a “very long time” just ahead of Christmas.
New York Times: Trump Threatens a Shutdown That Will ‘Last for a Very Long Time’
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 20, 2018
Instead of putting the Senate-passed CR on the Floor to prevent another Trump shutdown, Republican leaders are gearing up to put their CR/border wall funding bill on the Floor for a House vote. But there are some responsible Republicans out there who don’t agree with their leadership that they should shut down the government. Take a look:
Rep. Peter King (R-NY): “Freedom Caucus pressure to shut down the government is irresponsible policy and political malpractice. 21st Century version of Charge of the Light Brigade.”
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 20, 2018
Moments ago on the House Floor, Leader Pelosi offered a privileged resolution that would fund the remainder of government as well as extend a number of other critical programs through September 30, 2019. Republicans control all levers of government, and it is their responsibility to prevent a Trump shutdown. We gave them the opportunity to vote with us and do just that, but not one of them did. So let’s be clear about what just happened: Democrats voted to keep government open, and Republicans just voted to shut it down.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 20, 2018
While we wait for House Republicans to meet with President Trump, here’s a reminder of who wants to shut down the government over a costly, ineffective border wall…
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PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 19, 2018
Remember when Republicans said their tax law was for the middle class? Here’s how that is holding up:
And as they prepare to bring another tax bill to the Floor this week that benefits special interests and not working families, the Administration is backing off their promise of a tax cut for the middle class:
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 13, 2018
Two days ago, President Trump said he would “have [border wall funding] passed in two seconds” in the House. But a look at this morning’s headlines shows that House Republican leaders don’t actually have the votes:The Hill: GOP struggles to win votes for Trump’s $5B wall demand
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Dec 12, 2018
While we continue to wait and see if the President is going to take one of Democrats’ two compromise offers or shut down the government over his border wall, here’s a reminder for President Trump of how the American people feel about it: