Schumer, Jeffries Call on GOP Leaders to Meet to Avoid Government Shutdown

Shutdown fight descends on DC

The task of avoiding a government shutdown is already dominating Congress’ imminent return next week — and the path forward is looking rocky. Senators in both parties want to see a bipartisan funding deal for less controversial government functions and a stopgap spending bill for the rest, which would be a challenge because House Republicans want lower spending figures than the Senate. What’s more, conservatives and the White House want a long-t…

Medicaid Funding Emerges As Democrats' Key Demand To Avert Government Shutdown

A Last-Ditch Effort to Hamstring the Trump Agenda and Reverse Healthcare Cuts Democratic congressional leaders are making the reversal of Medicaid cuts a central demand in exchange for their support on a government funding bill, leveraging the looming deadline to secure legislative concessions. The move comes as Congress faces a September 30 deadline to pass […] Medicaid Funding Emerges As Democrats’ Key Demand To Avert Government Shutdown

Schumer, Jeffries Call For a ‘Big Four’ Meeting Over Government Funding

Congressional Democratic leaders called on Thursday for a meeting with Republican leadership to discuss the pending government funding deadline — and warn that health care could be a major sticking point in negotiations. The government funding deadline is set to hit on Sept. 30, and by all accounts, negotiations have not gone far. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and…

Schumer, Jeffries call on GOP leaders to meet to avoid government shutdown

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) have sent a letter to Republican leaders calling on them to schedule a meeting “immediately” to discuss the path to a funding deal to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30. Schumer and Jeffries want a “four corners” negotiation of the top…

Democrats press GOP leaders for meeting as shutdown looms