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\nThe Senate will vote Thursday on two bills to re-open the government: One would fund Trump\u2019s border wall and block asylum requests from children from some Central American countries and the other is a clean continuing resolution the Senate already passed 100-0. Tell Collins and King to pass a clean CR and re-open the government now! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=”Issue, Action” _builder_version=”3.12.2″]<\/p>\n Trump <\/span>shut down the government<\/span><\/a> on Dec. 22 when he refused to sign a bill passed by the House and approved 100-0 by the Senate, after initially pledging to support it. It is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The House has already passed several bills to re-open the government, but Senate Republican leader Mitch\u00a0<\/span>McConnell has refused to allow the Senate to vote<\/a> on them<\/span>. On Thursday, McConnell will finally allow votes on two competing bills<\/a>.<\/span> The second bill, a clean continuing resolution (CR), is based on one\u00a0<\/span>already approved by the Senate 100-0<\/span><\/a> in December. After initially pledging to sign it, <\/span>Trump rejected it <\/span><\/a>and shutdown the government. It does not include any funding for a border wall but would fully re-open the government through Feb. 8 so that workers could return to work and get paid while Congress negotiates a permanent funding package. The House has already passed similar bills, and\u00a0<\/span>Sen. Collins initially supported those House measures<\/span><\/a>. But <\/span>recent reports<\/span><\/a> indicate her support for re-opening the government with a clean CR is wavering. Sen. King has spoken out against wall funding, arguing that giving in to Trump\u2019s demands would only encourage him to <\/span>use similar strong-arm tactics in the future<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n Neither bill currently has the 60 votes needed to pass, meaning that 800,000 government employees and even more federal contractors may miss another paycheck on Friday. The shutdown has <\/span>hit many Mainers hard<\/span><\/a>, including <\/span>Coast Guard<\/span><\/a> service personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”MoC\/Legislators contact section” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0px|0px|false|false” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#00417f” global_module=”3386″][et_pb_row global_parent=”3386″ custom_width_px=”1778px” custom_padding=”28px||14px|30px|false|false” custom_margin=”|||” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_color=”#00417f” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#efb217″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Collins, King” global_parent=”3386″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″]<\/p>\n Email<\/a><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0Twitter Sen. 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\n<\/span>The first would give Trump $5.7 billion for his wall and create new roadblocks designed to <\/span>block some migrant children from seeking asylum<\/span><\/a> in the U.S. Trump would cap the number of children asylum seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, force them to remain in the countries they are trying to flee in dangerous conditions while their asylum claims are heard, and make them pay an unspecified asylum fee. If their asylum application is granted, the bill would allow the government to deport them at any time. Contrary to Republican claims, the bill provides no meaningful relief<\/a> for DACA recipients or Temporary Protected Status holders. McConnell is calling the bill a \u201cbipartisan\u201d effort, but no Democrats were involved in writing it. <\/span><\/p>\nTHE ACTION<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Sen. Susan Collins (R)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/span>Washington, DC (202) 224-2523<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Washington, DC: (202) 224-5344<\/span><\/p>\nRep. Chellie Pingree
(D-CD1)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/span>Washington, DC: (202) 225-6116\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nRep. Jared Golden<\/span>
(D-CD2)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n
Washington<\/span>,<\/span> DC: (202) 225-6306<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMaine House:
<\/strong>1-800-423-2900\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\nMaine Senate:
<\/strong>1-800-423-6900<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/span>Representative<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and <\/span>Senator<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n