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Democrats signal they'll reject Trump shutdown proposal | TheHill

posted onJanuary 20, 2019
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Article snippet: Democrats quickly rejected a proposal MORE's to link border money to temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants as a path out of the partial government shutdown.  Trump, wants $5.7 billion for the border wall in exchange for a three-year extension of protected status for $5.7 billion for the border in exchange for a temporary extension of protected status for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients and some Temporary Protected Status holders.  But Democratic aides, rank-and-file members and Democratic leadership are panning the proposal, making it unlikely Trump's pitch will break the weeks-long shutdown stalemate. Senate Minority Leader as previously introduced by Sens. MORE (R-Ky.) to reopen the government before they negotiate on the border demands.  Democratic senators, who appeared in the dark about what exactly Trump will offer, signaled on Saturday that they were standing by that demand.  Sen. Link to the full article to read more

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