US EditionSchumer, Jeffries demand GOP leaders meet on government shutdown deadline
Schumer and Jeffries urge bipartisan talks with Republican leaders to negotiate budget and healthcare funding, warning 15 million Americans risk losing coverage if no deal is reached.
- With the September 30 government funding deadline approaching, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asked Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune for a Big Four meeting to avert 15 million Americans losing health care.
- The White House's rescission request escalated the dispute as Democrats say the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress pursue a partisan agenda, citing Medicaid cuts and $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
- Schumer and Jeffries said they are aligned on shared priorities for September, and Senate Democrats have advanced bipartisan appropriations, ready to work with Republicans while Schumer holds stronger Senate leverage.
- With little time before the funding deadline, Congress returned from August recess amid tense talks, risking a shutdown or another stopgap funding bill if no agreement emerges.
- Under the Impoundment Control Act, Schumer and Jeffries asked if the White House will submit another rescissions package, noting approval must occur within 45 days or funds must be spent before the fiscal year end on September 30.
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Healthcare at Center of Government Shutdown Fight—and Democrats Insist They Won’t Blink
The last time Congress faced a deadline to extend government funding, Senate Democrats flinched, giving Republicans the votes needed to avert a government shutdown without extracting any concessions. The move angered much of the Democratic base, who had been calling for their party’s leaders to aggressively fight the Trump Administration’s reshaping of the federal government. Now, with another funding deadline less than four weeks away, Democrat…
Healthcare at Center of Government Shutdown Fight
The last time Congress faced a deadline to extend government funding, Senate Democrats flinched, giving Republicans the votes needed to avert a government shutdown without extracting any concessions. The move angered much of the Democratic base, who had been calling for their party’s leaders to aggressively fight the Trump Administration’s reshaping of the federal government. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Now, with another funding deadline le…
White House redlines and Democratic demands set up shutdown showdown
President Donald Trump is preparing to effectively dare Democrats to shut down the government in a matter of weeks, taking a hard line against any major concessions ahead of negotiations over a must-pass funding bill.
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