Under a compromise reached by Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, the Senate will vote Thursday on a Trump measure that will fail and a stopgap spending bill that is likely to pass.
With the Department of Housing and Urban Development hit hard, subsidies for low-income renters have stopped and nonprofits are scrambling to avoid layoffs and cuts to support services.
The president took aim at Speaker Nancy Pelosi for turning down the proposal. Asked in an interview if it was the final offer, the vice president said that “the legislative process is a negotiation.”
Seeking to appeal to a broader swath of the public and end the government shutdown, President Trump alienated portions of his hard-right base and made no headway with Democratic congressional leaders.
President Trump cast the proposal, which included $5.7 billion for a border barrier, as a compromise as he sought to shift pressure to Democrats to end the government shutdown.