Republicans may block Trump from another shutdown

The Senate GOP has no appetite for another political debacle and is pushing Trump away from closing the government again. After weathering 35 days of a partial government closure, the Senate GOP is dreading the possibility another one will hit in less than three weeks — a sentiment that could prevent President Donald Trump from closing the government again.

Most GOP lawmakers dutifully stuck with Trump in public as the partial government shutdown dragged on. But privately, Republican support began to crack as their polling and the economy both suffered. After a half-dozen GOP senators defected last week, Trump dropped his demands for border wall money before a full-scale revolt unfolded.

“There’s a lot of lessons learned. Just like I learned in 1995 when I thought it was a good thing to shut down the government,” said Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the most senior GOP senator. “Government’s a service for people of this country and they can’t be served when government’s not functioning.”

“I think the committee will come up with a deal ... If they come up with something that isn’t crazy, I think it’ll have enough votes to override a veto in the House and Senate,” Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho said Monday. Simpson is among at least two House Republicans who have drafted their own long-shot funding plans, ready to be unveiled in case border security talks collapse again.

“Because we’ve all learned, hopefully, that shutdowns don’t work, and they’re stupid.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/28/government-shutdown-republicans-trump-1133101