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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So. much. winning.
[quote=Anonymous]https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/10/republican-senators-government-shutdown-1096118[/quote]
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On the 20th day of the shutdown, the GOP group tried to jump start bipartisan talks before Trump declares a national emergency to get his wall. But the president rejected their idea to allow congressional committees to sort out his border wall request while the government reopened, deeming the idea likely to leave him with nothing to show for the shutdown.

Vice President Mike Pence and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had been consulting with senators about the matter on Thursday. Pence and Mulvaney took the idea to the president, who shot it down, according to multiple people directly involved in the talks. While the congressional committees could still take up Trump's border wall plan, the president opposes the idea of opening the government before serious wall negotiations have begun, the people said. He told Senate Republicans he believes he is winning the fight and will not sign any stopgap bills at this point.

[b]"I think we're stuck. I just don't see a pathway forward. I don't see a way forward," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who had been leading the effort. "I have never been more depressed about moving forward than I am right now. I just don’t see a pathway forward."[/b][/quote][/quote]

It seems like Graham gave up because shortly after that article are ones where he’s telling Trump to declare a national emergency.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/10/politics/lindsey-graham-wall-emergency-powers/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DGraham

At this point I almost think he’s decided our options are permanent shutdown or national emergency declaration.[/quote]

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