And the new Senate will pass Pelosi's bill? Why would they do that?
To open the government, obviously. The Senate GOP wants no part of this Trump shutdown, they passed the clean CR with unanimous voice vote. They know the wall is dead. The only reason the govt is closed is Trump. They had a deal in place.
Everything was fine until a combination of Fox and the
troglodyte "freedom" caucus killed it.
Yeah, Ann Coulter got in Trump's head. But really, the Republican Party made a huge blunder two weeks ago when they allowed Trump to go into that televised meeting with Schumer and Pelosi alone. It was 2 on 1 and Trump just melted down, handing the Dem duo the tv spot they went in dreaming of.
Ever since then they have been in complete control. Schumer announced today that before any vote even happens, Trump, McConnell and Ryan have to publicly endorse the deal, otherwise see you next year when there still won't be a wall. This is the minority leader dictating the terms.