No talks as shutdown continues

WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal authorities provided scarce populace signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place to end what has so far been a five-day shutdown Leaders in both parties are betting that citizens sentiment has swung their way putting pressure on the other side to cave Democrats are insisting on renewing subsidies to cover vitality insurance costs for millions of households while President Donald Trump wants to preserve existing spending levels and threatening to permanently fire federal workers if the regime remains closed The squabble comes at a moment of troubling economic uncertainty While the U S economic activity has continued to grow this year hiring has slowed and inflation remains elevated as Trump s import taxes have created a series of disruptions for businesses and employers have hurt confidence in his leadership At the same time there is a recognition that the nearly trillion annual budget deficit is financially unsustainable yet there has to be a coalition around the possible tax increases and spending cuts to reduce borrowing levels House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries among those appearing on the Sunday news shows revealed there have been no talks with Republican leaders since their White House meeting Monday And unfortunately since that point in time Republicans including Donald Trump have gone radio silent Jeffries explained And what we ve seen is negotiation through deepfake videos the House canceling votes and of class President Trump spending the day before on the golf lesson That s not responsible behavior Trump was solicited via text message by CNN s Jake Tapper about shutdown talks The Republican president responded with confidence but no details We are winning and cutting costs big time Trump revealed in a text message according to CNN His administration sees the shutdown as an opening to wield greater power over the budget with multiple authorities saying they will save money as workers are furloughed by imposing permanent job cuts on thousands of governing body workers a tactic that has never been used before Even though it would Trump s choice he believes he can put the blame on the Democrats for the layoffs because of the shutdown It s up to them Trump advised reporters on Sunday morning before boarding the presidential helicopter Anybody laid off that s because of the Democrats While Trump rose to fame on the TV show The Apprentice with is catchphrase of You re fired Republicans on Sunday claimed that the administration would take no pleasure in letting go of federal workers even though they have put funding on hold for infrastructure and power projects in Democratic areas We haven t seen the details yet about what s happening with layoffs House Speaker Mike Johnson disclosed on NBC But it is a regrettable situation that the president does not want Kevin Hassett director of the White House National Economic Council commented that the administration wants to avoid the layoffs it had indicated could start on Friday a deadline that came and went without any decisions being informed We want the Democrats to come forward and to make a deal that s a clean continuing resolution that gives us seven more weeks to talk about these things Hassett noted on CNN But the bottom line is that with Republicans in control the Republicans have a lot more power over the outcome than the Democrats Democratic Sen Adam Schiff of California defended his party s stance on the shutdown saying on NBC that the realizable increase in robustness care costs for millions of Americans would make insurance unaffordable in what he called a emergency But Schiff also noted that the Trump administration has withheld congressionally approved spending from being used essentially undermining the value of Democrats seeking compromises on the budgets as the White House could decline to not honor Congress wishes The Trump administration sent Congress roughly billion in pocket rescissions on foreign aid a process that meant the spending was withheld without time for Congress to weigh in before the previous fiscal year ended last month We need both to address the physical condition care situation and we need particular written assurance in the law I won t take a promise that they re not going to renege on any deal we make Schiff noted The television appearances indicated that Democrats and Republicans are busy talking deploying internet memes against each other that have raised concerns about whether it s workable to negotiate in good faith Vice President JD Vance stated that a video putting Jeffries in a sombrero and thick mustache was completely a joke even though it came across as mocking people of Mexican descent as Republicans insist that the Democratic demands would lead to healthcare care spending on immigrants in the country illegally a claim that Democrats dispute Immigrants in the U S illegally are not eligible for any federal vitality care programs including insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Still hospitals do receive Medicaid reimbursements for urgency care that they are obligated to provide to people who meet other Medicaid eligibility requirements but do not have an eligible immigration status The challenge however is that the two parties do not appear to be having productive conversations with each other in private even as Republicans insist they are in conversation with their Democratic colleagues On Friday a Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the regime failed to notch the necessary votes to end a filibuster Johnson explained the House would close for legislative business next week a strategy that could obligate the Senate to work with the leadership funding bill that was passed by House Republicans Johnson s not serious about this Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer noted on CBS He sent his all his congressman home last week and home this week How are you going to negotiate Senate Majority Leader John Thune commented Sunday that the shutdown on discretionary spending the furloughing of federal workers and requirements that other federal employees work without pay will go on so long as Democrats vote no They ll get another chance on Monday to vote again revealed Thune on Fox News Channel s Sunday Morning Futures And I m hoping that specific of them have a change of heart he declared Manuel Balce Ceneta The Associated PressHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y speaks to reporters on the Capitol Hill AP Photo Manuel Balce Ceneta