US EditionWhite House Economic Advisor Hassett says shutdown could end this week
The shutdown has furloughed over 700,000 workers amid disputes over Affordable Care Act tax credits and funding, with bipartisan pressure to reopen government this week.
- Kevin Hassett stated that the government shutdown is "likely to end sometime this week" as it enters its third week.
- Hassett mentioned, "There is a shot that this week, things will come together, and very quickly," regarding the shutdown resolution.
- He criticized Senate Democrats for the shutdown, calling it the "Schumer shutdown," and accused them of considering it 'bad optics' to reopen the government before demonstrations occurred.
- If the shutdown persists, the White House may consider additional cost-cutting measures.
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Washington DC.- The closing of the U.S. federal government, which now lasts for 20 days, is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Monday. "I think Schumer's closing is likely to end sometime this week," White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said in an interview with CNBC, referring to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said his "friends in the Senate…
On Monday, Hassett stated that it didn't look good for Democrats to reopen the government ahead of the "No Kings" protests that took place across the country over the weekend. He also said insiders say there's now a chance things could come together this week to get the government running again.
Trump Adviser Predicts Democrats Will Change Stance On Shutdown Post-‘No Kings’ - American Liberty News
Categories: Government Tags: Chuck Schumer, Government, Government Shutdown, Kevin Hassett, No Kings The “No Kings” movement, once touted as a grassroots juggernaut, now appears to be losing steam — leaving Democrats with fewer excuses to continue the shutdown. President Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, predicted Monday that moderate Senate Democrats may soon break ranks and move to reopen the government, following a weekend of under…
Government Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist - The Thinking Conservative News
In an interview, Kevin Hassett stated that a chorus of Senate Democrats thought it would be “bad optics” to reopen the govt before the “No Kings” rallies. The post Government Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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.
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The Political InsiderGovernment Shutdown Could End This Week: White House Economist
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the U.S. government shutdown, now three weeks old, is “likely to end sometime this week.” In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Oct. 20, the top White House economic adviser said a chorus of Senate Democrats thought that it would be “bad optics” to reopen the government before the “No Kings” rallies. “Now there’s a shot that this week, things will come together very quickly,” Hassett sa…
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