Roll Call:
Thirty Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday suggesting she guarantee President Donald Trump a vote on his border security funding request if he reopens the government.
Led by freshmen Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, the letter lays out a process that would guarantee a House vote — but not passage — on the $5.7 billion Trump has requested in border wall funding, as well as other funding funding he is seeking for border security needs.
The letter is not designed to signal support for the president’s funding request. Rather it is intended to lay out a process for the House to truly debate the proposal — with opportunities for Democratic amendments — in hopes that would be enough of a commitment for Trump to agree to reopen the government.
First of all, I doubt that Trump will take a deal like this but….
Eh, give him a vote.
Primary Democrats that would vote for this bill where appropriate (I am not talking about the Conor Lamb-types, either).
And...the White House should be putting pressure on those Dems to vote for his wall….were such a vote to happen.
At least, that’s what I would do were I WH Legislative Director