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President Donald Trump plans to satisfy with congressional leaders from each side of the aisle on Monday, as a doable authorities shutdown looms, a White Home official confirmed to Fox Information.
The assembly comes after the president canceled one final week with Democrats, claiming they’d “unserious and ridiculous calls for.”
Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had been set to satisfy with Trump on Thursday to debate a path ahead to avert a partial authorities shutdown earlier than the Sept. 30 deadline.
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President Donald Trump plans to satisfy with congressional leaders from each side of the aisle on Monday as a doable authorities shutdown looms, a White Home official confirmed to Fox Information Digital. (AP Photograph/Luis M. Alvarez)
Schumer and Jeffries will now meet with Trump, together with Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Majority Chief John Thune, R-S.D.
Schumer and Jeffries put out a joint assertion on Saturday on the rescheduled assembly.
“President Trump has as soon as once more agreed to a gathering within the Oval Workplace,” the assertion stated. “As we’ve repeatedly stated, Democrats will meet anyplace, at any time and with anybody to barter a bipartisan spending settlement that meets the wants of the American individuals. We’re resolute in our dedication to keep away from a authorities shutdown and tackle the Republican healthcare disaster. Time is operating out.”
The Senate is anticipated to return on Sept. 29 following the Jewish new 12 months, and the Home is anticipated to be out till the deadline to maintain the federal government funded passes.
In a prolonged submit on Reality Social final week, Trump blasted Schumer and Jeffries for pushing “radical Left insurance policies that no person voted for.”
Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had been set to satisfy with Trump on Thursday to debate a path ahead to avert a partial authorities shutdown earlier than the Sept. 30 deadline. They are going to now meet with him on Monday. (AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
“I’ve determined that no assembly with their Congressional Leaders might presumably be productive,” Trump added on the time.
The now-canceled assembly with Trump got here on the heels of a letter from Schumer and Jeffries despatched over that weekend the place the highest congressional Democrats laid the opportunity of a shutdown on his and Republicans’ ft.
They argued that the Trump-backed short-term extension was “soiled,” which might imply it had partisan coverage riders or spending hooked up to it, and panned it for persevering with “the Republican assault on healthcare,” ignoring expiring Inexpensive Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies, and presumably resulting in the closure of hospitals and different healthcare amenities throughout the nation.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson may also be on the Monday assembly with President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders. (AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite)
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“With the September thirtieth deadline quick approaching, Republicans will bear accountability for one more painful authorities shutdown due to the refusal of GOP congressional management to even discuss with Democrats,” they wrote on the time.
However Trump argued that their invoice would enable for the almost $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts in his “Huge, Lovely Invoice” to be repealed, and likewise blasted the Democratic persevering with decision (CR) for ending his invoice’s $50 billion rural hospital fund.
“We should maintain the Authorities open, and legislate like true Patriots reasonably than maintain American Residents hostage, figuring out that they need our now thriving Nation closed,” he stated.
Sen. Majority Chief John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters close to his workplace on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 18. He may also be at Monday’s assembly with fellow congressional leaders and President Trump. (AP Photograph/Mariam Zuhaib)
“I’ll be completely happy to satisfy with them if they comply with the Rules on this Letter,” Trump continued. “They need to do their job! In any other case, it’s going to simply be one other lengthy and brutal slog via their radicalized quicksand. To the Leaders of the Democrat Occasion, the ball is in your court docket. I stay up for assembly with you if you turn out to be life like in regards to the issues that our Nation stands for. DO THE RIGHT THING!”
With none motion, a shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
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Johnson stated final week that he had inspired Trump to cancel the assembly final Thursday.
“He and I talked about it at size yesterday and the day earlier than. I stated, look, after they get their job executed, as soon as they do the essential governing work of conserving the federal government open, as president, then you’ll be able to have a gathering with him,” Johnson stated on the “Mike & McCarty Present.” “After all, it is perhaps productive at that time, however proper now, that is only a waste of his time.”
Fox Information’ Alex Miller and Elizabeth Elkind and the Related Press contributed to this report.
