President Donald Trump says he is willing to sign a two-week federal budget extension to allow Congress to honor the life of former President George H.W. Bush without the distraction of an impending partial government shutdown.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on the way back from the G20 summit in Argentina, Trump said lawmakers asked him after Bush's death late Friday for a longer window of time to hammer out their differences.
'If they come to me, which they already have, and they said, "You know, Mr. President",' Trump mused, before adding: 'I would absolutely consider it and probably give it.'
Many federal agencies will run out of money on Friday at midnight unless Congress and the White House agree on a path forward.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that lawmakers have asked him for a longer window of time to hammer out their budget differences, in light of President George H.W. Bush's death late Friday
Many federal agencies will run out of money on Friday at midnight unless Congress and the White House agree on a path forward; the president says he's willing to let funding lapse in order to stand tough on border security issues
The 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush died Friday night at age 94; he's pictured with his wife Barbara last year in Houston
The 41st president is set to be honored with a state funeral, including plans to lie in state in the Capitol this week, a ceremony at the National Cathedral and a national day of mourning Wednesday.
Trump and Congress had both been bracing for the fallout from a shutdown.
The president is seeking billions of dollars for his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
House Democrats are in no mood to be generous since they'll take over control of the chamber in January.
In the Senate, where spending bills require the assent of 60 lawmakers in order to move forward, Democrats are in wait-and-see mode.
Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dared Trump on Thursday to 'throw a temper tantrum and shut down some departments and agencies over Christmas.'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, dared Trump to 'throw a temper tantrum' that would put millions of government workers off the payrolls during the Christmas holiday season
The president wants $5 billion for border wall construction between the U.S. and Mexico
Questions are swirling throughout Washington about a possible 'wall-for-DACA' deal, where the president would agree to package $5 billion in wall funding with a plan to give legal status to more than 1 million people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Trump last year formally invalidated an Obama-era program that spared that large group of non-citizens from deportation, but court rulings have tied his hands and the temporary amnesty has continued.
Republicans fear being blamed for a future shutdown, and they are feeling pressure to finalize a budget agreement before Christmas.
The next Congress will likely convene at noon on January 3, at which point Democrats will have more negotiating power.
But the president has said he's more than willing to let funding for his cabinet agencies expire, calling it a political winner for the GOP.
'We need border security in this country, and if that means a shutdown I would totally be willing to shut it down,' he said Wednesday. 'And I think it's a really bad issue for the Democrats.'
He has also said he's open to the idea of abandoning efforts to get Congress to establish a dedicated funding stream for wall construction, and instead using the military to build it.
Internal discussions inside the White House have focused on tasking the Army Corps of Engineers, using an already burgeoning Pentagon budget.
Some legal opinions hold that the president would have to go through Congress to requthorize the funds. Others suggest the Defense Department could invoke national security exemptions and move ahead on its own.
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Main photo article President Donald Trump says he is willing to sign a two-week federal budget extension to allow Congress to honor the life of former President George H.W. Bush without the distraction of an impending partial government shutdown.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on the way back from the...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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