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Anonymous ID: 2c5af3 Dec. 26, 2018, 11:58 a.m. No.4476098   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Says Shutdown Won’t Affect Economy

 

The partial government shutdown initiated after Democrats refused to fund President Donald Trump’s $5.7 billion border wall will not significantly impact the economy, according to a top Trump economic advisor.

 

Kevin Hassett, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, told reporters Wednesday that some federal employees might miss a payday because of the government shutdown. Any overall impact on the economy would be minimal after the furloughed workers receive backpay after Congress passes a spending bill. (RELATED: Federal Workers Will Get Holiday Paychecks Even If Government Shuts Down)

The federal government went into a partial shutdown Friday night at midnight after Congress failed to come to a consensus on a spending bill. House Republicans passed a version of a spending bill that included $5.7 billion border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The bill died in the Senate after Democrats largely refused to support it.

Recent volatility in the stock market has led some to blame the government shutdown for the unpredictable market behavior. The U.S. stock market took the largest Christmas Eve plunge in history Monday. The market bounced back Wednesday as the Dow rose as much as 562 points.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/26/kevin-hassett-government-shutdown/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_medium=Social

Anonymous ID: 2c5af3 Dec. 26, 2018, 12:01 p.m. No.4476138   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6170

DHS Calls CDC To Investigate Growing Number Of Sick Migrants

 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requesting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigate the cause of the growing number of sick migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, officials revealed to reporters Wednesday morning.

A DHS official told reporters that “literally dozens” of sick migrants are being transported to hospitals across the border each day and that growing numbers of children showing illness are present in border patrol custody.

 

“We’re doing dozens of hospital trips every single day with children that have fevers or manifest other medical conditions,” CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told CBSNews Wednesday morning.

 

An official also told reporters that DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is requesting that Mexican authorities also investigate the living conditions of migrant holding camps across the border to see if that is the source of illness.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/26/dhs-calls-cdc-migrants-sick/