White House Economic Advisor Hassett says shutdown could end this week
- Kevin Hassett, the White House economic adviser, told CNBC that the 20-day shutdown is likely to end this week as `Now there's a shot that this week, things will come together, and very quickly`, Hassett said.
- House-Approved funding through Nov. 21 left out Affordable Care Act tax credits, a demand Senate Democrats cited as key, affecting up to 22 million Americans.
- Protesters held `No Kings` rallies on Saturday , and over 700,000 U.S. government workers are furloughed while around 1,400 nuclear stockpile workers face furloughs Monday.
- The Senate is expected to hold its next vote Monday afternoon, while Kevin Hassett warned the White House could impose stronger measures if Democrats don't negotiate.
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., voted with Republicans to advance an $852 billion defense funding bill, while three senators who caucus as Democrats backed reopening including John Fetterman, Senator .
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Top White House Economics Advisor Predicts Government Shutdown Will End This Week, Warns of 'Stronger Measures'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is "likely to end sometime this week" but warned the Trump administration may impose "stronger measures" if the funding impasse continues.
Hassett: Moderate Dems Likely to Help End Shutdown Soon
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the government shutdown could end this week as moderate Democrats prepare to back reopening the government now that anti-Trump protests have concluded, though partisan funding disputes continue to stall progress.
US shutdown near end after ‘No Kings’ rallies: Hassett
The 20-day US federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday. “I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said in an interview on CNBC, referring to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, said his “friends in the Senate” believed it was “bad optics for Democ…
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