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A lot of you have questioned whether calls to Congress will really help in the fight against the tax plan. Your calls helped to win the health care fight earlier this year. Keep up the pressure: (202) 224-3121. #BadDealForWomen
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 28, 2017
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I know, I know, I’m tired of the “What GOP fustercluck do we need to fight to prevent *this* week?” rondelay too. But the Repub death cult is structured like the Taliban in Afghanistan — their one god (a multifaced being reflected by images of Ayn Rand, Hayek, both Koch brothers, and Sheldon Adelson) demands blood sacrifice, and blood that god shall have, lest the heavens fall… or their disappointed sugar daddies mount a primary challenge. Sure, it’ll further lessen any chance of the GOP surviving the next few election cycles, but the reelection races start next year!
If there's no deal by 12/8, it'll be the first time in the modern age that a party in control of the House, Senate and White House shuts down its government.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 28, 2017
Imagine holding yourself hostage and thinking you are a great negotiator. https://t.co/oydeaB6Dyi
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) November 28, 2017
Repubs are essentially criticizing Dems for not assuming Trump was lying, but instead taking him at his word that there’s no deal to be made
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 28, 2017
… Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that Pelosi and Schumer “want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes,” adding, “I don’t see a deal!”
The Democratic leaders responded by canceling their plans to meet with Trump and GOP leaders at the White House to discuss a deal to keep the government open.
“Given that the president doesn’t see a deal between Democrats and the White House, we believe the best path forward is to continue negotiating with our Republican counterparts in Congress instead,” Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement. “If the President, who already said earlier this year that ‘our country needs a good shutdown,’ isn’t interested in addressing the difficult year end agenda, we’ll work with those Republicans who are, as we did in April.”
Schumer and Pelosi said they asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to meet Tuesday afternoon instead, a request the GOP leaders rebuffed…
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