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SOURCE: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/12/shutdown-spending-deal-trump-1165696
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Updated 02/12/2019 05:46 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump is keeping Washington in suspense on whether he will sign off on a bipartisan spending deal, caught between GOP leaders who back the agreement and conservative allies that drove him to accept a shutdown in December.Even as House Democratic leaders prepare to move the massive legislative package to the floor as early as Wednesday night, Trump is still sending mixed messages on his intentions. But we're obviously hopeful that we can get it done as quickly as possible."The House was also out of session on Tuesday for the funeral of the late Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), which complicated this week’s planning.House GOP appropriators saw details of the package for the first time late Tuesday afternoon, though final text of the deal is unlikely before Wednesday — a delay that had some lawmakers griping about the lack of transparency.Rep. Kay Granger (Texas), top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee and one of the four negotiators on the agreement, said the reaction was “mostly affirmative” in the room and that Republicans should vote for the bill because “we had more wins than we had losses.” When asked if Trump would sign the bill, Granger responded, “I hope so.”“There are consequences if it doesn’t happen. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), who struck the deal with three other spending chiefs, said on Tuesday that the White House had been kept "aware and involved" throughout the negotiations, though he had not personally spoken to Trump since Thursday when the president gave him latitude to try and strike a deal with Democrats."I'm not worried about anything, you know. The deal includes roughly the same amount of funding for fencing that Democrats have been offering since December.Senior GOP members of Congress are still worried that Trump could reject the deal, just as he spurned spending legislation in December that sparked a 35-day partial government shutdown.“I never try and predict," said Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), on Tuesday morning. By SARAH FERRIS, HEATHER CAYGLE and BURGESS EVERETT“My guess is Trump will say something milquetoast about it, we pass it, Trump signs it but then bashes it, and everyone regrets they ever voted for it,” said the aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity.Potential GOP support could come from appropriators, moderates and the dozen or so Republicans who voted with Democrats to reopen the government during the shutdown.

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