It looks like a deal has been reached, with Democrats sounding pretty darned happy about it.
No DACA fix, no new Obamacare funding, $1.6 billion for border security/fencing, large ?? in military funding, $250m more for school safety, big $ to fight opioid crisis.
'Fix NICS' will reportedly stand alone in the legislation, without pro- or anti-gun companion provisions, which is what some Republicans and Democrats wanted.
Republicans offered a three-year extension of DACA for all current recipients in exchange for $25 billion in wall and border security funding.
Democrats have apparently once again said no, leaving prospects for a DACA resolution at a standstill [see update].
WaPo has more: "The White House and Republicans also pushed for inclusion of a measure known as the Fix NICS bill that would compel federal agencies to more correctly and accurately report information to the national criminal background check system. Democrats were seeking to couple that provision with a gun measure of their own." In the past, Democrats criticized Republicans for insisting that concealed carry reciprocity be linked to 'Fix NICS,' which was a fair point.
Now the roles have apparently reversed, with Republicans offering the bipartisan background check bill as a standalone element within the larger package - and it's Democrats threatening to axe it if it's not coupled with more gun control.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/03/21/report-in-spending-bill-negotiations-dems-oppose-provision-strengtheninggun-background-checks-n2463186
No DACA fix, no new Obamacare funding, $1.6 billion for border security/fencing, large ?? in military funding, $250m more for school safety, big $ to fight opioid crisis.
'Fix NICS' will reportedly stand alone in the legislation, without pro- or anti-gun companion provisions, which is what some Republicans and Democrats wanted.
Republicans offered a three-year extension of DACA for all current recipients in exchange for $25 billion in wall and border security funding.
Democrats have apparently once again said no, leaving prospects for a DACA resolution at a standstill [see update].
WaPo has more: "The White House and Republicans also pushed for inclusion of a measure known as the Fix NICS bill that would compel federal agencies to more correctly and accurately report information to the national criminal background check system. Democrats were seeking to couple that provision with a gun measure of their own." In the past, Democrats criticized Republicans for insisting that concealed carry reciprocity be linked to 'Fix NICS,' which was a fair point.
Now the roles have apparently reversed, with Republicans offering the bipartisan background check bill as a standalone element within the larger package - and it's Democrats threatening to axe it if it's not coupled with more gun control.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/03/21/report-in-spending-bill-negotiations-dems-oppose-provision-strengtheninggun-background-checks-n2463186
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