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Senate Supply Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Went to the White House on Thursday to inform the Speaker. Do not Donald Trump end negotiations and efforts to avoid a stop at the end of next week.
If Trump will sign an agreement that should give him less than the $ 5.7 billion he had previously claimed for the construction of a wall The 35-day partial government shutdown is not yet clear at Capitol Hill. But there are likely to be few other options: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes a short-term funding bill to extend talks and the President has no intention to declare a national emergency among GOP leaders.
optimistic about the possibility of getting an agreement. The question is whether the president can sign something, "said Thursday Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the whip of the GOP. "I do not think anyone knows the answer to that question."
The negotiators hope that an agreement can be reached Sunday night so that the House can discuss it early next week before the deadline of February 15th.
Senate: The Democratic members of the bipartisan party. The bicameral conference committee met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at noon on Thursday.
One of them, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said that the negotiators worked tirelessly and reached "98, 99%" but he did not know if the president would sign it. Republicans said privately that they were not expecting an agreement Thursday but were close.
House minority leader Nancy Pelosi again urged the White House to stay out of the negotiations and let the Capitol Hill negotiators do their best.
"I asked the administration not to be as interventionist as that," Pelosi told reporters Thursday morning. "Just let them do their job. And I hope this goes … we will have good news in a short period of time.
The California Democrat told POLITICO on Wednesday that there would be no further closure, saying that such a result was "too hot to be treated". for Republicans, that the public has blamed en bloc for the 35-day stalemate.
Democratic leaders have been determined to reach an agreement by Friday, which would leave enough time for debate and passage of the bill before the funding expires. But some negotiators expect them to need more time and say they can work during the weekend.
A final agreement should go beyond the budget of the Department of Homeland Security. Negotiators are also working behind the scenes on massive funding bills for departments such as transportation, agriculture and the state.
Both parties are also considering billions of dollars in disaster assistance for California communities devastated by fires, as well as states such as Florida and the United States. Alabama, which was hit hard by hurricanes last year.
Democrats are also seeking to include money in the cash – strapped Medicaid program, which the GOP leaders have kept out of the past funding arrangements.
