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woodsprite

(11,940 posts)
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 04:24 PM Feb 2019

Trying to figure out what the catch is re: the Wall deal and the Conservation deal.

Did the Dems give Trump $1+Billion for his wall inorder to get the Conservation deal passed by the Senate?

I told my husband there has to be some catch or ultra fine print to that bill for the GOP to have passed that, but maybe it was part of a deal.

Been kinda busy dealing with sick people and out of the loop this past week so I may have missed something on this.

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Trying to figure out what the catch is re: the Wall deal and the Conservation deal. (Original Post) woodsprite Feb 2019 OP
That's normal border security. Done all the time. manor321 Feb 2019 #1
The Dems didn't give him anything. Scoopster Feb 2019 #2
 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
1. That's normal border security. Done all the time.
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 04:29 PM
Feb 2019

Trump likely caved because McConnell told him there are enough votes to override a veto. Republicans don't want to go through shutting down the government again.

Scoopster

(423 posts)
2. The Dems didn't give him anything.
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 04:51 PM
Feb 2019

They offered exactly what the previous year's border security funding was, plus some minor tweaks.

Ironicaly, that's almost exactly the same thing that passed the Senate by unanimous voice vote in December AND it's less than any of the several compromise offers made during the shutdown. Which makes the entire shutdown stunt and its orange-hued proponent look even more pig-headed.

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