The Senate Majority Leader John Theun (Rs. D) stated on Sunday that the Democrats “took the federal government as hostage” under tension on an attractive government shutdown.
“Thirteen different time, we continued the resolution in the Democratic majority. And in every case, they passed,” Thyun told NBC News’s Christon Velkar to “meet the press”.
“And what the Democrats have done here, takes the federal government as a hostage, and for that case, in detail, to the American people, to try and to get a full laundry list of those things they want, special interest groups on far-left are insisting on completing them,” he said.
The Democratic counterpart of Thuun, Senate Minority Leader Chak Shumar (NY), Said later “Meet the press” that the government’s chance of shutdown depends on the Republican. “
Hope to meet with President Trump Congress leaders, including Shumor, Thuan, House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffrees (DN.Y.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) On Monday.
“President Trump once again agreed to a meeting at the Oval office,” Shumor and Jeffrees said in a pre -joint statement. “As we have repeatedly said, Democrats will meet at any time and anyone, which will interact on a bipartisan expenses agreement that meets the needs of American people.”
Government funding ends after Tuesday, resulting in a government shutdown on Wednesday until the Congress action is taken. Any remedy requires bipartisan banking, as 60 votes are taken to remove a philibuster in the upper chamber.
Johnson on Sunday claimed that there is “nothing” about his party’s bill Continue with money Government before the shutdown deadline.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”, Louisiana Republican re -designed Zeffrees’ suggestion that the Republican proposal is a “careless biased bill that continues the health care of American people” and “their bill is dead on arrival.”
