Democrats Seek Trump Meeting Amid Looming Government Shutdown After Failed Spending Bills
Democratic leaders Schumer and Jeffries seek a meeting with President Trump to negotiate a spending deal, as Congress fails to pass funding bills, making a shutdown likely.
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Overview
- Congress faces an imminent September 30 deadline to pass a spending bill, with a government shutdown highly probable as multiple short-term funding proposals have failed.
- The House passed a Republican proposal to fund the government into November, and previously a 7-week bill, but both measures subsequently failed in the Senate.
- Democrats are insisting on preserving health care programs, addressing Medicaid funding cuts, and Affordable Care Act subsidies as key conditions for any bipartisan spending agreement.
- Amid a legislative stalemate, Democratic leaders Schumer and Jeffries are seeking a meeting with President Trump to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement, as Republicans refuse talks.
- Top Democrats are urging Congress to meet with President Trump before the September 30 deadline to fund the government and avert the impending federal shutdown.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the impending government shutdown by presenting a balanced account of both parties' positions and legislative actions. They detail the failure of both Republican and Democratic spending bills, attribute blame equally to both sides' rhetoric, and include direct statements from key figures. The coverage focuses on procedural aspects and the political stalemate.
"Each party seems insistent that the other will "own" the effects of a government shutdown and shoulder the blame from the American public."
NPR"Democrats have been urging Republicans to reverse recent Medicaid funding cuts that were enacted as part of Trump's major tax and spending law and extend Affordable Care Act subsidies."
USA TODAY"The government appeared to inch closer to a shutdown on Friday after a short-term spending bill cleared by the House was blocked in the Senate amid a broader fight over expiring health care subsidies."
NPR"The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date."
Military Times"The Senate struck down a stopgap government funding measure, raising the prospects of a shutdown in just over a week."
USA TODAY"Johnson slammed Democrats for the move."
ABC News"The funding extension is unlikely to succeed in the Senate, meaning a shutdown is still fast approaching."
USA TODAY"The short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, now heads to the Senate, where Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats have vowed to defeat it and have offered their own competing funding plan."
NBC News"The fight to inject health care into the funding debate could mean Congress could fail to approve spending legislation before the September 30 deadline."
NPR"Both votes are expected to fail — and then Congress will likely go on recess."
Semafor"Republican and Democratic lawmakers show no signs of budging as the House takes up a bill Friday to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks."
ABC News"Republicans say the blame would be clearly on the other side if they can’t pass a bill — and are using Schumer’s previous arguments against shutdowns against him."
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FAQ
They are demanding a meeting to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement and prevent a government shutdown, citing Republican congressional leaders' refusal to engage in talks and addressing concerns over healthcare funding cuts and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Democrats want to preserve healthcare programs by restoring Medicaid funding, maintaining Affordable Care Act subsidies, and opposing cuts to Medicare, along with addressing increased premiums and attacks on public health infrastructure.
Congress has failed to pass several short-term funding bills, including a Republican proposal to fund the government into November, and is facing a September 30 deadline, making a government shutdown highly probable.
They blame Republican congressional leadership for refusing to engage in bipartisan negotiations and skipping town without passing funding legislation, placing responsibility on them for the shutdown.
Democrats demand that the spending deal include protections for healthcare programs, prevent Medicaid and Medicare cuts, extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, and avoid a 'dirty spending bill' that harms public health services.
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