Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell announce a deal to
re-open the government after a three-day standoff.
By SEUNG MIN KIM, BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to
re-open the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans
to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the way to end the three-day
shutdown.
The Senate voted 81-18 to move forward on a bill to fund
the government through Feb. 8 after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
(R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) agreed to end the
shutdown and continue to negotiate on immigration and spending matters.
Without a broader deal, the Senate would take up
legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants
who are losing legal protections, as long as the government remains open.
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An Average American’s Comments:
Cristiano
Lima
01/22/2018 12:49 PM EST
Not good for Schumer when left-wing outlets report that
Dems "cave" on shutdown
Senate Democrats cave,
provide votes based on McConnell’s empty promise https://thinkprogress.org/senate-democrats-cave-9c2e6aa1bf95/ …
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Democrats Cave on ‘Schumer Shutdown,’ Agree to Three-Week Spending Bill
By SEAN MORAN
Senate Democrats caved on the “Schumer Shutdown,” on
Monday and agreed to a three-week spending bill that will fund the
government until February 8.
Shortly before the cloture vote, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
told reporters that after leaving the Democratic meeting, the three-week
Continuing Resolution (CR) might even get 70 votes.
In the end, the Senate approved the motion to invoke
cloture and end debate, 81-18, featuring overwhelming bipartisan support.
One Senate Democratic source told reporters that the CR
is “good to go” in the Senate, and revealed that Democrats remain fully aware
of the negative polling that suggests that Democrats will take the blame for
shutting the government to force a vote on the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) illegal aliens.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued on the
Senate floor on Monday, “We will vote today to reopen the government, to
continue negotiating a global agreement, with the commitment that, if an
agreement isn’t reached by February the 8th, the Senate will immediately
proceed to consideration of legislation dealing with DACA. The process will be
neutral and fair to all sides. We expect that a bipartisan bill on DACA will
receive fair consideration and an up or down vote on the floor.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on the
Senate floor on Monday, “I think if we learned anything is that a strategy of
shutting down the government over the issue of illegal immigration is something
that the American people didn’t understand.”
