Trump Proposals to Reopen government a non-starter

Speaker Pelosi, on Saturday, called reports of a deal to be proposed by President Donald Trump to end a record-long partial government shutdown a non-starter.

Democrats were confident that the President was finally ready to re-open the government and continue with a much-required discussion to protect the border.

Tragically, introductory reports clarify that his proposition is a compilation of a few recently dismissed activities, every one of which is unacceptable and in total, don’t represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to people’s lives. Nancy Pelosi said in an announcement.

It is impossible that any of these provisions alone would pass the House and, taken together they are a non-starter.

As a Reports on Saturday, Trump would propose a deal that would temporarily extend protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients and introduce legislation extending the legal status of Temporary Protected Status holders in exchange for his requested $5.7 billion for a border wall.

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Via: The Hill

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