The American Government reopened after Charles Schumer agreed to Mitch McConnell’s terms. He promised him that he would work on immigration legislature if he voted to end the shutdown.
Schumer agreed and the Government now reopened but that would be on a temporary basis. The vote was only for three weeks worth of spending. If McConnell failed to keep his end of the bargain it could spell trouble for Republicans.
To make a deal like this and not keep it would certainly throw any future negotiations out the window. Schumer accepted McConnell’s word in good faith which left the Dreamers unhappy.
DACA Deal Hopeful
The Dreamers were disappointed that DACA wasn’t heading in the direction it should. However Schumer said he believed McConnell would keep his promise.
“If he does not honor our agreement, he will have breached the trust of not only the Democratic Senators but the members of his own party as well,” he said.
“This immigration debate will have a level playing field at the outset and an amendment process that is fair to all sides,” McConnell said.
It was believed that Schumer thought prolonging the shutdown won’t benefit anyone at this time and passed the decision on to Republicans to see what they would do.
