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Democratic conferees planned to talk on the phone Sunday morning to discuss the next steps, according to a source familiar with the discussions
“I would say that all is not lost but it is not the place to be,” said a congressional source familiar with the talks. fit Saturday, primarily about detention beds, the source said. Democratic negotiators offered a deal to their Republican counterparts, but Republicans are refusing to negotiate until Democrats take back their demand for a cap on the number of beds, the source added.
There are no talks scheduled.
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of a year-long resolution bill but so far discussions have not been included in a proposal that both House Democrats and Senate Republicans could get on board with, the source said.
The impasse in negotiations adds pressure on party leaders and the White House, who will have to step in if the conference members cannot resolve their differences about detention beds and border barrier funding.
The discussion comes after the longest government shutdown in history. President Donald Trump has insisted on money to find his border wall, demanding $ 5.7 trillion. But lawmakers remain to impose on how much money to provide to the border barrier.
Last week, conservative lawmakers said Trump would accept around $ 2 trillion, but Democrats have so far rejected that amount.
Burgess Everett and John Bresnahan contributed to this report
