you have missed a point here
badfishy1 pointed out that Trump can just over ride it all with an emergency order or use military money
i asked why he hasn't
i get your answer, it's just not part of the dialog in this conversation
Personally since the shutdown has gone on for 30 days I think he should start letting government workers go. Since that is legal and I dont like the size of the government. Then use the savings for the wall. Kill 2 birds with one stone. But that will not happen.