The government’s closure turns into the “Groundhog Day” for senators, since they are increasingly frustrated when it is repeated in movement to a deal and repeated failed voices.
The Senate voted on Monday for the “clean” Stopgap Financing Act of GOP and for a democratic alternative with both do not progress. Without a significant change in attitude on both sides, the upper chamber will vote on the same ongoing resolutions (CR) on Tuesday and Thursday.
Added to this is the monotony and the deepening of the patient situation, the repeated voices will take place, even if there are no high -ranking negotiations and the conversations between the rangers seem.
“It is unfortunate. I wish we would make more progress,” said Senator Mike Rounds (Rs.d.), who has been part of the informal discussions with Democrats in the past few days that have made little progress. “It takes our democratic colleagues to actually be in the middle.”
The upper chamber returned to vote on Monday after taking the weekend free but hardly changed in the meantime. No other members of the democratic caucus closed Sens. Catherine Cortez (D-Nev.), Angus King (I-Maine) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) On the measure for each coordination since the switch-off-in the vote in order to advance the GOP’s homework. Instead, both sides remained clamped together and neither showed the willingness to stir.
The majority leader of the Senate, John Thune (Rs.d), was firmly convinced that he had little reason to meet Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) with the chairman of the Senate Minister.
He said reporters that he would only meet with Schumer “if it is useful”.
The GOP leader also said that he is planning to continue to vote on the same law templates – the “clean” invoice and the democratic blueprint – in the coming days that the party will not reject its strategy.
“We are still where we are,” said Thune, adding that he hadn’t spoken to the New York Democrat over the weekend. “I’m not sure what it wants to negotiate at that time.”
“I think we have made it very clear that we want a middle process, we want to get this thing back in motion. And hopefully for some of his members this will be a priority that they find a way to” get “, he continued. “But it sounds like they are still stuck at the moment.”
Schumer worked throughout the closure to keep the remaining Democrats united and insisted that the struggle of his team in the name of the extended health loans is the winning message according to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while the shutdown shifted.
“After five failed voices, the Republican should be clear that we cannot go on if they do not sit down and seriously negotiate with Democrats to address the crisis of health care. It is so easy,” said Schumer after the vote.
Adding another shift to the fight are emerging surveys. A CBS news survey Unveiled on Sunday showed that 39 percent of Americans blamed President Trump and Republicans for closure, while 30 percent are blamed by Democrats. That followed a Washington Post survey Published last week, in which 47 percent of Americans held Trump and Republicans responsible, while 30 percent accused Democrats. However, both surveys showed a considerable number of people who blamed both parties for Sackgasse or said they were not sure.
Simply put, no side has an commanding advantage in the guilt game, so that you have little reason to give in at that time.
“I don’t think someone wins,” said Senator Shelly Moore Capito (RW.VA.) and pointed out the latest polls that point out “the same guilt”.
“It only leads to more corrosion of trust- that is what I’m worried about,” said Capito. “We cannot work, and this is difficult for everyday Americans if they try to live their lives.”
However, Democrats hope to turn the script around and they hope to get a boost from Trump to call up the state of the game.
Thune and spokesman Mike Johnson (R-La) have largely checked the story and served as a brick wall for Democrats to get Trump itchy.
“He is currently the decision in the Republican Party,” said Senator Chris van Hollen (D-Md.). “It is important that he is engaged. … We also know at the end of the day that they do what President Trump tells them.”
Trump gave the reporters on Monday that he was Ready to make a deal with Democrats About the expiring ACA credits that stood the heart of the reasoning of the minority party.
“We have just negotiated with the Democrats, which could lead to very good things. And I’m talking about good things about health care,” said Trump in the Oval Office.
Democratic congress leaders immediately replied this Talks don’t happen At the moment they would welcome them.
“Trump’s claim is not true – but if he is finally ready to work with Democrats, we will be at the table,” said Schumer. “When President Trump and Republicans are finally ready to sit down and to do something for health care for American families, the Democrats will be ready to achieve this.”
A few hours later, Trump seemed to return his comments and write about the truth that he “is happy to work with the Democrats on their failed health policy or anything else, but first they have to allow our government to open again. In fact, they should open our government tonight!”
Another headache in battle is that the ball game is almost exclusively in the hands of the Senate, since the house remains outside the city this week.
The spokesman Mike Johnson (R-La.) Canceled the votes this week and stated on Monday that the members of the house will remain in their district until the senators close a deal.
“I endeavor to get my people back,” Johnson told reporters on Monday. “I want to bring the house back to the session and get to work again, but we can’t do it until you turn on the light. We need Chuck Schumer to open the government again, and as soon as he does it, we will all bring it back.”
The inability to end the shutdown can also lead to a change in the schedule for senators that should be in a break next week. Thune stated that he had not yet decided whether to cancel it.
