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UPDATED 11:55 AM PT – Sat. Dec. 22, 2018
Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer continues to obstruct progress to end the partial government shutdown.
On the Senate floor Saturday, the minority leader refused to give any concessions for President Trump’s wall on the southern border.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Schumer downplayed the effectiveness of a physical barrier, saying it would cost more than it actually protects.
He then said without reference, a majority of Americans do not support footing taxpayer money for the wall.
“Everyone knew yesterday, long before the House vote, that the President will elect 60 votes in the Senate, it is proven to lack even 50 votes,” said Schumer. “It will never pass the Senate, not today, not next week, not next year. So Mr. president, President Trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple.”
Schumer’s comments come as President Trump meets with lawmakers at the White House in a bid to find compromise and properly fund border security.
The New York Democrat has had shifting stances on immigration enforcement over the years, leading some to believe he is only out for political gain.
