Any hope of a compromise ended about 8:30 p.m. Friday, when both the House and the Senate had adjourned with no solution in sight. OUR GREAT COUNTRY MUST HAVE BORDER SECURITY! The nuclear option was used by Senate Democrats to lower the threshold to 51 votes and end a Republican blockade of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. They flew back to Washington from all parts of the World in order to vote for Border Security and the Wall. “It’s not lost on me in terms of the potential hardship.”Several House lawmakers blamed Pelosi and Schumer for the impending shutdown, arguing that they were unwilling to compromise on border security.

Source: Indian Express December 22, 2018 02:33 UTC