PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Pennsylvania's Senators are responding after President Trump announced he will sign legislation to reopen the government for three weeks.
In a statement Senator Pat Toomey said: "I am glad the government is reopening and 800,000 federal employees are getting paid."
"Over the next three weeks, the president and Congress will have an opportunity to craft a workable solution. As I have said all along, the obvious, necessary resolution is a compromise that improves border security – including physical barriers where they make sense – and delivers on some Democrat priorities, too. I hope Democrats, who promised to negotiate in good faith if the government were open, will now compromise with the president so the country can put this frustrating episode behind us," added Toomey.
Senator Bob Casey said, "President Trump has finally agreed to end the shutdown he created and that is a victory for federal workers and the American people. It should not have taken 36 days of pain to our Nation's workers and families for President Trump to accept the same agreement that was on the table when the shutdown began. Now with the government about to reopen, Democrats and Republicans can discuss ways to effectively secure the border instead of building a wall that security experts say won't work."
Once reopened, the government will remain open until February 15. The President has threatened to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency if Congress cannot agree on funding on southern border security.
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