Republicans can block Trump from another stop

Senate Republicans can not stand another stop.

After overcoming 35 days of partial closure of the government, the Senate GOP fears that another will come in less than three weeks – a sentiment that could prevent President Donald Trump from closing the government again.

Although Republicans in the House do not dismiss the president's support he had to choose another confrontation over his border wall, the majority of the Republican Senate – which actually holds power – has another point of view.

"I did not like the closure. I do not think anyone would have another closure, "said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), One of the leading negotiators attempting to reach a border security agreement.

Most GOP lawmakers have conscientiously stuck with Trump publicly. as the partial shutdown of the government dragged on. But in private, Republican support began to crack as their polling stations and their economy suffered. After the defection of half a dozen GOP senators last week, Trump gave up his money requests before unleashing a massive revolt.

According to White House assistants, the administration, including on the part of the president, is largely convinced that closing the government is not an effective strategy for obtaining concessions.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Press Secretary. said Monday that Trump "does not want to undergo another stop", she refused to rule out if Congress did not present a border security plan at Trump's convenience. House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (RN.C.), close confidant to Trump.

The prospect of a second closure after the longest in history is something that Senate Republicans always take seriously, despite growing hopes that it can be avoided with a bipartisan border agreement or even some sort action on the part of the president. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) answered the question: "Very" (19659004). "I want to be able to say that," No, it's impossible for us to do it. "But I did not think the first one was 35 days," she said.

Senators are already phoning to assess what their colleagues from the conference committee could support before their first visit. Republicans in the broad sense claim that the committee is a possible solution to the problem.

But if this committee fails, as many people think on the Hill, it is likely that Trump will boast two ways to try to build his wall: a stop or national emergency at the border

"The preferred way forward is a certain type of executive action against closure, but that does not mean that the decision is 'Stop,' said Meadows, who helped push Trump to shut down the government.

Senate Republicans are reluctant to accept both options, but for now, they would choose to about everything instead of a new funding gap.

As Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said: think we want to face another judgment. And I certainly do not think we want emergency measures to be taken. So the president and the congress will have to unite. "

" It goes almost without saying that the stops are a very bad idea. And we should not use them as a political weapon, "added Romney, who took advantage of his first day in the Senate when the government was completely open.

" We learned a lot from this experience. As I learned in 1995 when I thought it was a good thing to close the government, "said Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the oldest GOP senator. "The government is at the service of the citizens of this country and they can not be served if it does not work."

The Republican withdrawal from the confrontation of the border wall was evident Monday, not just among the based.

Majority of the Senate Chief Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Barely mentioned the stalemate on the border, in addition to the fact that the Democrats voted against the Middle East policy bill when the closing of the market.

It seemed that few Republicans had the desire to rehearse the episode. 19659004] "There is little or no appetite for this," said Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine). "Those who thought closures were a good idea were discouraged by this."

Some Republican centrists even suggest that a bipartisan border agreement could withstand a veto threat.

"I think the committee will propose a deal … If they propose something that is not crazy, I think it will have enough votes to void a veto in the House and in the Senate, "said Monday the representative of Idaho, Mike Simpson.Simpson is at least two House Republicans who have come up with their own long-term funding plans, ready to be unveiled if the talks on the Border security failed again

"Because we have all learned, hopefully, that closures do not work, and they are stupid."

But even if some Republicans seek to use their influence with Trump to move away from another self-destructive blockade, others equally fear to be in conflict with the president.

Take Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who must be re-elected in 2020 and that could face a challenge of tai She hated the closure and said that it made everyone look bad in Congress, but she was not among those who planned to leave Trump's post last week before the president himself yielded. .

"We have to work with the president," Ernst said Monday. "We Must Make Border Security."

Ernst shares his point of view even more widely in the House. After a meeting of GOP leaders on Monday, leading Republican lawmakers claimed that they were ready for another meeting. Judgment if Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer do not yield to a wall at the border.

"I do not think many people have been displaced in this judgment to the left or right," added Representative Patrick. McHenry (RN.C.). "Everyone felt justified in their position, and there was not much learning."

Rep. Kay Granger (Texas), Republican on the Assignments Committee, said Trump should not stop the bargaining table for now. "Maybe going forward after that, but not yet," said Granger.

Among the uncompromising Conservative Republicans who urged Trump to end the pressure on Democrats, there is no doubt about what the President should do: keep the pressure on Democrats to deal with. And if they do not, then Trump may consider declaring a national emergency or other option.

"We have three weeks here to see what we can find," said Liz Cheney (Wyo, President of the House GOP Conference). ). "I think everyone would like to be able to find a solution. But that will depend on the Democrats. "

If a second stop is imminent, Representative Tom Reed (RN.Y.) said that Congress should pass one-time funding legislation to protect federal workers while maintaining pressure on Congress.

"I hope this is the case, and people have learned not to do it, that no one wins," said Reed, referring to the draft Short-Term Financing Law Signed Friday by Trump

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill), Who was one of the few Republicans to support Democratic funding bills to reopen the government This month, he acknowledged that no one wanted another closure, but he added that the Democrats – and Pelosi in particular – would resist the heat if the talks on border security collapsed, despite polls showing consistently that the public was on the side of the Democrats.

They are the ones who said to reopen the government because we will come and tell you what we want, "said Davis. "The Republicans and the President have moved. They did what President Pelosi had asked. "

McHenry warned not to read too much in the polls showing that Trump had been hurt by the closure:" So, saying that this is going to have a lasting impact is not commensurate with the last two years of Experience. "

Senate Republicans would not agree, they were facing a tougher Senate card in 2020 than last year and could be drawn into the minority if Trump's popularity s & # And if, in two weeks, the conference committee would go nowhere, it is they who will have to introduce a bill to finance the government – and potentially escape Trump's demands for the wall.

Eliana Johnson contributed to this report