Schumer, Jeffries Demand Trump Meeting Ahead of Looming Shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Sept. 19.
(Bloomberg) — Democratic congressional leaders demanded on Saturday a meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of a possible government shutdown after Senate Republicans and Democrats blocked rival stopgap measures.
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Trump on Friday predicted a shutdown was likely, adding that “we’ll continue to talk to the Democrats.”
The Senate, which can take several days to pass legislation, left town for a break lasting until Sept. 29. The House plans a longer recess extending until Oct. 7.
“Notwithstanding the fact that the partisan Republican spending bill has been defeated, the GOP majorities in the House and Senate have skipped town and abdicated their responsibility to fund the government,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, wrote in a letter to Trump.
Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along and instead back a simple bill to keep the lights on through Nov. 21.
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