Trump Bear-Hugs $1.3 Trillion Omnibus As Conservatives Threaten To Revolt

[DonViejo]

By Alice Ollstein | March 22, 2018 9:39 am

Several days after its promised arrival, Republican congressional leaders released the text of the $1.3 trillion omnibus budget late Wednesday night, and must pass the 2,232-page bill by Friday night to avoid yet another government shutdown.

The White House confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Trump plans to sign the bill if it makes it through Congress, saying: “The President and the leaders discussed their support for the bill, which includes more funds to rebuild the military, such as the largest pay raise for our troops in a decade, more than 100 miles of new construction for the border wall and other key domestic priorities, like combatting the opioid crisis and rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure.”

Conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, are not pleased, saying the bill includes many provisions they oppose, such as a modest strengthening of the gun background check database, and fails to include many they favored, such as full funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

“There’s no joy in Mudville,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) complained Wednesday afternoon. “The wins for conservatives will be few and far between.”

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[bearsfootball516]

1. If you look at the comments on Breitbarta stores about this

Their base is melting down. It’s hysterical.

[awesomerwb1]

3. Why is that?

Is it because they want a leaner budget?

[bearsfootball516]

4. Yep.

Plus, there’s basically no funding for the border all, and there’s funding for Schumer’s tunnel project and for gun control research.

[awesomerwb1]

2. "There's no joy in Mudville"?

"The wins for conservatives will be few and far between".....

Conservatives? That's so 2014.

Start your own party buddy. Tea party plus alt-right....delicious combination plus you get to keep cheeto.