'Very possible' shutdown could last into new year, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Erica Werner December 23 at 9:37 AM

The partial government shutdown may last through the New Year and into the next Congress, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday.

“It’s very possible that this shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress,” Mulvaney said on Fox News Sunday.

The new Congress starts Jan. 3, at which time Democrats will take over control of the House.

Mulvaney said the White House had made Democrats an offer below the $5 billion President Trump had previously demanded for his wall and “the ball is in their court.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/very-possible-shutdown-could-last-into-new-year-white-house-budget-director-mick-mulvaney-says/2018/12/23/2e6de67c-06bf-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html

[Submariner]

1. Both Schumer and Pelosi should state to Trump

that

"We can't give you the large amount of money you request for the wall, because it would cost that much more to tear down when you leave office".

[paleotn]

5. Yep...

And by the way, that is a beautiful tuna. Gorgeous fish. Coming out of high school, many moons ago, I seriously considered ichthyology. But alas, I went practical. Still, I've loved them since I was a small child.

[LakeSuperiorView]

7. The steel would be fully recyclable, concrete less so.

[SHRED]

2. It's not the Democrats responsibility...

...to fulfill a ridiculous campaign pledge by 45.
And besides, wasn't Mexico going to pay for it anyway?

[SergeStorms]

3. Yep...

This is all on Little Donnie and his cabal of republican enablers. Little Donnie is president for 35% of the people in our country. In his eyes everyone else can go to hell, because we don't fall down and worship the ground on which he walks.

[paleotn]

4. Ok. Whatever....

But still...no wall and THIS IS the shitler shutdown. He said it himself. Would you like me to rewind the tape for you?

[justhanginon]

6. Mulvaney further added, I know it is painful for some working

people but that is what the "terrble human being" wants
to do to get his "absurd almost childish wall" and who am I to argue with the Emperor.

[MiniMe]

8. Eddie Munster didn't even bring it up for a House vote

And now they are on vacation. So I don't see any way that it will end before January 3.

How about it is on the House since they didn't vote on the Senate bill and just recessed.

[Hugin]

9. Isn't Mulvaney now the acting CoS?

Seems like a lot of hats.

In the meantime, the Dotard is out hunting bear with a switch while on executive time.

[area51]

10. They need to remind Trump that Mexico was supposed to pay for the wall,

per his claims. $0 U.S. for the wall.

[James48]

11. I'm furloughed.

I hope it lasts until the Dems take office, and then people can see that republicans simply can never again be given the reigns of power. They can’t operate a government, even when they hold all three branches-

White House
House AND Senate
judiciary

And still they are totally disfunctiobal.

Give the Dems all three, and we’d get stuff done.

[BadgerKid]

16. Having no govt is their cover

For their inability to govern. The secret is definitely out.

[turbinetree]

12. Here is a short history of Government shut downs, this does not include the antics

of the republicans for this year 2018 in power to build some fucking wall based on racism ...................they have caused in this year alone two plus government shutdowns of this country..............................prior to 1974, there were no government shuts downs........................it wasn't until:

-snip-

"Is It wasn’t until a set of opinions issued by Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti in 1980 and ’81 that the government started treating “funding gaps”— periods when Congress has failed to allocate funds for the ongoing functions of government — as necessitating the full or partial shutdown of government agencies.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/19/16905584/government-shutdown-history-clinton-obama-explained

-snip- in his opinion he used :

Civiletti based his opinion in the Antideficiency Act of 1870

http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/anti-deficiency-act-history-behind-the-governement-shutdown.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Sounds like they're pleased with that possibility

[iluvtennis]

14. Just want the Dems to continue in saying that this is a Trump Shutdown. Ball is in Trump's court. nt

[Just a Weirdo]

15. I've been looking into the shutdown of 2013

I'm trying to figure out why Obama is being blamed for it. As far as I know, both Republicans had control of the chambers, but like this year, didn't have the votes to override Obama's veto.