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President Trump is ready to deal with Democrats to end the partial government shutdown but won’t do so until they come back from vacation, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday.
“First the Democrats have to come back, [House Speaker-designate] Nancy Pelosi needs to come back from Hawaii, less hula, more moola for the [Department of Homeland Security], Customs and Border [Protection], funding our border security,” Conway told “Fox News Sunday.” “They need to come to the table and do their job. A fully functioning democracy demands that both parties come to together, and that the Congress and the executive branch work together.”
Reports surfaced Friday that Pelosi, D-Calif., was spending the New Year’s holiday period at a Hawaiian resort rather than trying to reach an agreement on a funding package that could pass both the House and the Senate given congressional Democrats do not appear willing to provide any more than $1.6 for border security.
The Washington Examiner reached a person answering the media contact number for Pelosi’s office who identified herself as “press desk” on Friday, and when asked about the vacation she said : “I’m not allowed to talk about that.” She said she would pass on a message on to the deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, who did not respond.