Procedural hurdles would likely prevent the Senate from taking immediate action on legislation that implements Trump's proposal, however. There are no guarantees the Republican Caucus will be united, and the Democratic-controlled House appeared poised to reject any legislation following Trump's proposal. And for his part, Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, called Trump's proposal "one-sided and ineffective." Some conservative commentators, including Ann Coulter, have fiercely criticized Trump's proposal, likening it to "amensty." But other Republicans -- including sometime Trump critic Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah -- on Friday backed Trump’s stance on the partial government shutdown.

Source: Fox News January 20, 2019 14:48 UTC