WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called the government shutdown a “manufactured crisis” created by Democrats who want a permanent Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) fix, which he referred to as a “non-emergency” issue that does not belong in the short-term spending bill to continue federal government operations.
“The one non-emergency issue our friends on the other side of the aisle are trying to shoehorn into this discussion doesn’t reach that status of emergency until March. This is pure folly. The American people know so, that's why in a recent survey a majority said keeping the government open is a higher priority than shutting down the government over the issue of illegal immigration,” McConnell said during a Senate floor speech today.
“That's why headlines all across America are laying the blame for this government shutdown right at the feet of Senate Democrats and their filibuster,” he added. “Now, the Democratic leader could end this today. We can get past this manufactured crisis and get on to a host of serious issues before us that require thoughtful bipartisan negotiations. This shutdown could get a lot worse tomorrow, a lot worse. Today would be a good day to end it.”
Due to a recent federal court ruling, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting status renewal requests from DACA beneficiaries.
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“The one non-emergency issue our friends on the other side of the aisle are trying to shoehorn into this discussion doesn’t reach that status of emergency until March. This is pure folly. The American people know so, that's why in a recent survey a majority said keeping the government open is a higher priority than shutting down the government over the issue of illegal immigration,” McConnell said during a Senate floor speech today.
“That's why headlines all across America are laying the blame for this government shutdown right at the feet of Senate Democrats and their filibuster,” he added. “Now, the Democratic leader could end this today. We can get past this manufactured crisis and get on to a host of serious issues before us that require thoughtful bipartisan negotiations. This shutdown could get a lot worse tomorrow, a lot worse. Today would be a good day to end it.”
Due to a recent federal court ruling, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting status renewal requests from DACA beneficiaries.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politi...en-lessons-founding-fathers-not-compromising/
