Senate Minority Leader Chak Shumor (DN.Y.) said on Sunday government shutdown “Depends on the Republican.”
“Do you think you can keep the government open, or do you think you are going for a shutdown?” NBC News’s Christon Velkar asked Shumar on “Meat the Press”.
“Okay, it depends on Republican. You know, we need-Bathak is a first step, but only one is the first step,” Shumar replied, mentioning an upcoming meeting with President Trump that he, House Minority Leader Hakem Jeffrees (DN.Y.), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Flad) and Senate Magority Leader (Rs.d.) are sets. participate in,
He said, “We need a serious conversation. Now, if the President is going to rent and bus shouts at the Democrats in this meeting and talk about all his alleged complaints and it says that, this and the other thing, we will not get anything, but I hope it will be a serious conversation,” he said.
Trump is expected to meet Congress leaders on Monday shortly before the shutdown deadline on Tuesday. The meeting is a notable innings after hitting another ax with Shumor and Jeffrees earlier this week.
“President Trump has once again agreed to a meeting at the Oval Office. As we have repeatedly said, Democrats will meet at any time and with anyone to interact on a bilateral expenses agreement, which meets the needs of American people,” Shumor and Jeffrees said in a pre -joint statement.
“We are firm in our determination to escape the government shutdown and address the Republican Healthcare crisis. The time is over.”
Government funding ends after Tuesday, which starts a government shutdown from Wednesday without the acting of the Congress. Any remedy requires bipo -backing due to taking 60 votes to remove a philibuster in the upper chamber.
The hill has reached the White House for comment.
