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<p> Democrats in the House – More and more convinced of winning the showdown with President Donald Trump – are looking for ways to reopen the government while depriving the president of one more penny for his border wall on January 3 </p>
<p> Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, and his senior lieutenants are considering several options that would deny Trump the $ 5 billion for the wall and send hundreds of thousands of fired federal servicemen back to work, according to senior Democratic sources. [19659005] The story continues below </p>
<p> The strategy is fluctuating, but Democrats in the House hope to pass a funding bill soon after. The embers are sworn. They think it would put pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) To do the same. And they are convinced that their political influence will only increase the duration of the closure – an idea with which some GOP leaders agree in private. </p>
<p> Indeed, the specter of a long shutdown could further damage the already damaged image of Trump than Democrats would. – especially because he claimed ownership of the crisis two weeks ago. Democrats believe that the battle of closure, combined with the volatility of financial markets and the advancement of special advocate Robert Mueller's discussions on Trump, exacerbates the emergence of a president stuck acting for his own political interest instead of the needs of the American public. [19659008] Sign up here to receive POLITICO Huddle </h2>
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"We want … the government opens its doors and I hope we can open it before January 3," said Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), The next Rules Committee. President. "If this is not the case, one of the first things we will do is pass a bill to reopen the government. And the president can decide whether he wants to sign it or not. "
" I think the Democrats are going to move [to end the shutdown] on January 3, "added Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia whose district includes thousands of federal employees." That must be the first point on the agenda. "
On Thursday afternoon, as the House briefly entered a formal session, McGovern attempted to introduce a bill passed by the Senate to reopen the government, the second. Democrats in the House have tried to do this in recent days.The Republicans refused to recognize McGovern, stifling his efforts – but not before shouting at the empty room: "Mr. Mr. Speaker, 800,000 federal employees do not know if they will be paid! Mister President!
It is more and more unlikely that Republicans will do anything in the rest of the 115 Congress to end the stalemate, Democrats in the House are considering a procedural tactic allowing them to 39 act quickly once they are officially in the majority on Jan. 3.
They plan to include several financing options in a set of rules for the new Congress that they intend to approve that day, according to Democratic sources. This would give Trump and the Senate Republicans several options to choose from.
Pelosi and the leader of the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Had already proposed to Trump all the solutions envisaged. But an option they do not consider, according to sources close to the Democratic leaders, offers the president more than the $ 1.3 billion they have already put on the table to finance fences on the southern border.
Up to now, Trump has denied the amount of $ 1.3 billion. But Democrats believe that it will be under fire from critics of dismissed federal employees who are spreading in January and that the chaos of a closure is beginning to hit Americans everyday.
"The American people know that it's a Trump closure," McGovern said.
An option considered by the Democrats is a short-term funding measure to open agencies that are now closed until February 8th. A week ago, the Senate approved a permanent resolution within this time frame. McConnell – a former MP who despises closure of operations – will feel compelled to act.
A short-term bill would also allow the new agents of the House Democratic to leave their mark on the latest bills of finance before their adoption. Two Democratic Sources Stressed Broader Package in February
But as Trump continues to urge Hill's Republicans to fight to defend his wall, it is unlikely McConnell will accept a deficit finance bill. The P leaders made it clear that they would not act without the President 's public support for a funding bill to reopen the government.
Connolly is also not interested in a short-term financing solution. He wants an agreement that maintains funding for the entire government until September 30th.
"I see a growing sentiment among Democrats to have a funding mechanism that leads us to the end of the fiscal year," Connolly added. A "short term CR earns us very little".
Trump rejected a temporary solution last week, but blessed an attempt by House Republicans to provide $ 5 billion for the wall, which led to the closure.
House Democrats also consider a CR for the relevant agencies that would last throughout the fiscal year. Such a proposal would not mean any policy change for the currently closed agencies; they would operate with the same budget as that of the year 2018.
A third option considered is to adopt full appropriation bills for all the agencies concerned, with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security, where Trump's money would be spent. This ministry would operate below current levels during the rest of the fiscal year.
Regardless of the option chosen, the House Minority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D – MD), as well as other Democrats from Virginia and Maryland have the same. Intent to add a provision to any funding bill that will provide wage arrears to federal employees affected by the closure.
