Trump Bails on Negotiations, Tries to Blame Dems for Impending Gov’t Shutdown

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Those final asks — around funding — would require agreement from the Trump administration, not just Senate Republicans — which may be why Democrats have mostly been talking about the Obamacare subsidies. “Trump is running away from the negotiating table before he even gets there,” Schumer said in a statement in response to Trump cancelling the meeting. “Democrats are ready to work to avoid a shutdown — Trump and Republicans are holding America hostage. The Senate then took up both the GOP CR and the Democrats’ alternative CR. Both bills failed, as the CR require 60 votes in the Senate.