For the first time in our nation’s history, we could have a government shutdown while one party controls the White House, the U.S. Senate, and the House of Representatives. A government shutdown is 100% avoidable.
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But the president and his irresponsible enablers in Congress refuse to take yes for an answer. They want to hold our country hostage for a taxpayer funded, ineffective border wall that the president promised that Mexico will pay for.
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I will continue to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan manner to avoid the president's manufactured crisis. But I will not support another short-term CR that does not protect children’s health insurance and DACA recipients.
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Nice to know you’re going to jeopardize american citizens & military & CHIP for ILLEGAL ALIENS!
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Ladders are a thing that exists in Mexico. The current fence does a decent job of keeping out most illegal immigrants and would not be substantially improved by the planned wall that the Mexicans were supposed to pay for.
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The CHIP SHOULD be FOREVER Funded...
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Do not yield your base support you.
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"But if we don't get complete amnesty and citizenship for the illegal DACA residents, we'll make sure there's a lot of pain for the actual citizens we represent."
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that's a blatant misrepresentation of the facts.
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Well, now you've got to argue with the New York Times. They seem pretty convinced it's the
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@GOP is holding DACA and CHIP hostage for "wall" Which is crazy since CHIP enjoys bipartisan support.
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Dreamers should not be protected. They should have to become legal to stay. That's like saying if my parents stole a million dollars and gave it to me, but didn't get caught til I had it, that I should get to keep it. And people should cry when the go to jail and my fam is split.pic.twitter.com/Nb4QyLXgHs
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wow. No, it's like saying someone who was brought into the US as a baby, who knows no other country, should be allowed to work towards citizenship.
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Wow, no in a lot of cases it's been 20 to 30 years. Should we give them 80 years to become a citizen?
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Legal citizens need protection. If Democrats want a shutdown, let them have it. That will be on your heads!
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