No Budging
It was reported that negotiations continued between leaders but no one was giving in to demands.
“He wants to keep the Government shut down until we finish a negotiation on the subject of illegal immigration,” McConnell said. He repeated “shutting down Government over illegal immigration.”
“The conversation that needs to take place is the conversation at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the President of the United States brings in the four leaders from Congress,” said Sen. Thomas R. Carper.
Carper said “we can come up with the best compromise in the world. The key is how to get it through the House and the way to do that is for the President to provide the air cover that he has not so far provided.”
Charles Schumer talked to CNN about the spending bill. He talked about using the CR (continual resolution).
“Do you know what number CR this is? This has been going on for six months,” Schumer said. “This is the fourth time. They can’t get it done and they just use these CRs.”
