Hmm: Can't House Republicans Just Pass President Trump's $5 Billion Wall Funding Request? The answer to the question posed in my headline is 'yes' -- theoretically.  The GOP still controls the House of Representatives for the next few weeks, so if (still) Speaker Ryan and company can get their caucus in line, they could simply pass a DHS appropriation that meets the president's full request on wall funding.  That would not only fortify Trump's bargaining position and apply pressure to Senate Democrats, it would also embarrass incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who just taunted her Republican colleagues for not having the votes.  And the next House Republican leader is telling reporters that he's "100 percent" confident that he does have the votes:....... 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 (Full story below)  ⤵ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/12/12/hmm-can-house-republicans-pass-trumps-5-billion-wall-funding-request-n2537404