Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump calls it a common-sense compromise, but Democrats are labeling his proposal to end the government shutdown a “non-starter.”
At issue is Trump’s offer to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally and for those who fled disaster zones. In exchange the president wants the Democrats to vote in favor of $5.7 billion for the wall he seeks between the U.S. and Mexico.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schume
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