The Senate Thursday rejected two competing proposals that would have re-opened the government, part of which has been shut down since Dec. 22, when many agencies’ funding ran out.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) proposed a three-week continuing resolution to allow more time to talk about border security, but the fate of that plan was murky late Thursday night after the White House said such a plan should include a “prorated down payment” for a border wall.
“That is not a reasonable agreement,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters.
House Democrats plan to roll out a border security counter-proposal early Friday.
After the Senate votes failed Thursday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) huddled with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
As he left the Capitol for the evening, McConnell told reporters, “At least we’re talking,” according to The Hill.
Kiggans, Jacobs Float Idea of Combining Housing and Childcare Facilities
Two House Armed Services Committee members representing defense communities have introduced a bill asking DOD to consider creating facilities that have family housing and childcare in the same building, according to a press release. “Our men and women in uniform put...
