Senate Republicans look to Trump to avoid shutdown
Senate Republicans are searching for a way out of the impending partial government shutdown — but they are waiting for President Donald Trump to weigh in before making a move.
Roughly a quarter of the government is scheduled to shutter on Friday without action, and Democrats and Trump continue to spar over his border wall. With the House out of town until Wednesday, all eyes are on the Senate GOP majority and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who hates shutdowns.
“We’re talking about how to resolve our dilemma, which is what we all need to do,” said Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). “We don’t know [what the president wants]. We’ll hopefully know by 5 o’clock. He might be amenable then. He might be amenable to doing nothing. Let it tick away.”
Shelby met privately with McConnell on Monday afternoon and has been trying to steer the GOP away from a shutdown. One option that’s been discussed has been a two-week continuing resolution to kick the fight until January; another is a massive “omnibus” spending bill with funding for seven federal agencies, including a boost to border security spending, according to sources tracking the spending fight. No final decisions by the White House have been made, according to multiple sources.
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