President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he is 'ready and willing' to work with Democrats to end the partial government shutdown as both sides remain at an impasse after a briefing at the White House.
'Important meeting today on Border Security with Republican and Democrat Leaders in Congress. Both parties must work together to pass a Funding Bill that protects this Nation and its people – this is the first and most important duty of government...,' Trump tweeted Wednesday evening.
He added: '...I remain ready and willing to work with Democrats to pass a bill that secures our borders, supports the agents and officers on the ground, and keeps America Safe. Let's get it done!'
President Donald Trump claimed he is 'ready and willing' to work with Democrats to end the partial government shutdown
Trump tweeted his willingness to work with Democrats as both sides remain at an impasse
Trump and Congressional leaders met at the White House on Wednesday
Congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle emerged from a meeting at the White House earlier in the day with no details on how or when the shutdown may end.
The president invited everyone back on Friday to reconvene.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell admitted no progress was made as the shut down hit day 12.
And, he conceded, it could continue for 'weeks.'
'We had a good discussion. Obviously the border security issue - I don't think any particular progress was made today. But we talked about all aspects of it and it was a civil discussion. And we're hopeful that somehow in the coming days and weeks we'll be able to reach an agreement,' he told reporters upon returning to the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.
The impasse remains at funding for Trump's wall on the almost 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border.
Democrats are holding firm in their position that they will not give Trump the $5 billion he needs to build it.
'We can go through the back and forth,' incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News. 'No. How many more times can we say no? Nothing for the wall.'
The blame game has begun.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy put the ball in Democrats' court.
'We never did get through the complete briefing,' McCarthy said at the White House after the event, which was led by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. 'I was a little disappointed with some on the other side. Once the secretary started, Senator Schumer interrupted her and they really didn't want to hear it.'
And he told reporters at the Capitol no negotiations were held during their sit down at the White House.
'They were pretty much on script,' he said of Democrats.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer shot the blame right back.
'At our last meeting the president said, I am going to shut the government down. They are now feeling the heat. It is not helping the president, it is not helping the Republicans to be the owners of this shutdown,' he said.
The president is holding firm too.
In his remarks during a Cabinet meeting before he sat down with Congressional leaders, Trump refused to say whether he would sign a government funding bill if he received less than his $5 billion request to fund his border wall.
'Could we do it for a little bit less? It's so insignificant compared to what we're talking about. You know, I've heard numbers as high as $275 billion we lose on illegal immigration,' Trump said. 'The $5 billion approved by the House is such a small amount compared to the level of the problem.'
There had been reports the White House had come down $2.5 billion and would accept legislation with that number.
But Trump shot that down.
House Democrats on Thursday - led by incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center) with Steny Hoyer (left) and Chuck Schumer (right) at the White House - will introduce two bills to reopen the government
The blame game has begun with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (left) with Steve Scalise (right) blaming Democrats
'No, not $2.5 (billion), no. We're asking for $5.6 (billion) and somebody said $2.5 (billion),' he said.
Democrats are holding fast to their own position - the $1.3 billion they've allocated.
That is the position all have been in since the shut down started on Dec. 21.
Negotiations went no where during the holidays and Wednesday's meeting with the first time the main players were all in one room since the shut down began.
The lawmakers who attended the meeting included Pelosi, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, McCarthy, and incoming House Minority Whip Steve Scalise. Those attending from the Senate include Schumer, McConnell, incoming Senate Majority Whip John Thune, and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin.
The White House says a pair of bills that Democrats are backing that would end the shutdown are a 'non-starter' because they do not fund the border wall.
The two-part plan from House Democrats would fund the Department of Homeland Security until Feb. 8 and fund all other closed departments - such as Justice, Interior, Transportation, Commerce and Agriculture - for the rest of the fiscal year through Sept. 30.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said no progress was made and the shut down could last weeks
Nancy Pelosi will become Speaker of the House on Thursday when she pushes a plan to reopen the government
They will bring those bills up for a vote on Thursday when they take control of the House and hope passage in the lower chamber will pressure the Senate to follow suit.
An estimated 380,000 federal employees in those departments have been furloughed and another 420,000 will have to work without pay. The clock is ticking to Jan. 11 - the first pay period for those workers that will encompass the entire time period of the shutdown.
The Democrats' proposal would allow the debate over wall funding to continue without tying the rest of the government to it. Wall money is appropriated through the Department of Homeland Security.
The six bills to fund the other departments have bipartisan support in both chambers but have been held up over the dispute over funding Trump's wall.
A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the chamber wouldn't take up legislation without public support from the president.
'It's simple: The Senate is not going to send something to the President that he won't sign,' said Don Stewart, a spokesman for McConnell.
The partial government shutdown began December 22 after Trump bowed to conservative demands that he fight to make good on his pledge to build the wall.
He pushed House Republicans to vote on the matter before they lost control of the lower chamber. And while it passed in the House it failed in the Senate where Republicans don't have enough votes to pass it without Democratic support.
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