Senate Republicans to attend White Home lunch
Senate Republicans are set to attend lunch with President Trump on the White Home on Tuesday, two sources conversant in the plans confirmed to CBS Information. The lunch is anticipated to be held within the White Home Rose Backyard.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, instructed reporters Monday that though he did not know the lunch agenda, “I do know the president’s been actual good about reaching out and ensuring that Republicans are working all on the identical web page.”
“I feel many of the dialog is what occurs subsequent after the Democrats determine to reopen the federal government and get off the Schumer shutdown,” Mullin stated.
The lunch comes as Mr. Trump has largely remained on the skin of the shutdown dynamics. Requested whether or not the president must get extra concerned, GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida instructed reporters “it is our job, it isn’t the president’s job.”
“We are the ones that go the budgets,” Scott stated. “It is not his duty, it is ours.”
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Senate not anticipated to vote on Home-passed measure to reopen authorities at this time
The Senate isn’t scheduled to vote on a Home-passed measure to fund the federal government at this time after failing to advance the invoice for an eleventh time on Monday.
Senate Republicans have repeatedly introduced the measure up for a vote, trying to peel off assist from Democrats to achieve a 60-vote threshold to advance the measure. However Republicans have been unable to win any new assist for the measure because the shutdown started, although three senators have routinely crossed the aisle to vote to advance the measure.
Later this week, Senate Majority Chief John Thune can also be anticipated to carry up a invoice that will pay federal workers and army service members who’ve continued to work throughout the shutdown. However transferring ahead on the laws would additionally require assist from Democrats. Final week, Thune tried an alternate strategy to restart some funding with a procedural vote on a person year-long appropriations invoice to fund the Pentagon that was blocked by Democrats.
Senate did not advance Home-passed measure to fund authorities in eleventh try Monday
The Senate did not advance a Home-passed measure to reopen the federal government for an eleventh time on Monday in a 50 to 43 vote, falling wanting the 60 sure votes wanted. Seven senators didn’t vote.
GOP leaders had urged in latest days that they might discover extra assist from throughout the aisle after the weekend’s “No Kings” protests. Help from 5 extra Democrats was wanted to clear the hurdle. However no new Democrats voted in favor of advancing the invoice Monday.
