Democrats confident they can block Trump’s agenda after spending-bill win

[Teddy B 17,252]

Once again the republicans have full control of the house and senate and they still can't make anything happen. I don't know if I can take any more of this winning!

 

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Democrats confident they can block Trump’s agenda after spending-bill win

 

By Kelsey Snell and John Wagner May 1 at 10:30 PM

Democrats think they have set the stage to block President Trump’s legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) secured nearly $5 billion in new domestic spending by exploiting disagreements between Trump and GOP lawmakers over spending priorities.

Democrats’ lopsided victory on the five-month deal, which is likely to be approved this week, means it will be very difficult — if not impossible — for the GOP to exert its will in future budget negotiations, including when it comes to Trump’s 2018 budget blueprint.

That’s because Republicans are hopelessly divided over how much to spend on government programs, with a small but vocal minority unwilling to support such measures at all. That has forced Republicans to work with Democrats to avoid politically damaging government shutdowns.

And that means Democrats are in the driver’s seat when it comes to budget battles, even with Trump in the White House.

Can't stand any more winning!

 

 

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Regardless of your ideology how can you continue to defend Trump as any sort of competent political leader when you see fiasco after fiasco. He should be in the driver's seat but his self inflicted wounds have swallowed up his his bump in the polls. The Gorsach appt maybe the sum total of what he gets done for this year. At this point he should be praying for a Dem sweep in the midterm so he has some chance of blaming someone for his own failings.

 

All aboard the Trump Train wreck!!