Lawmakers say only Trump can avert government shutdown [View all]

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5513311-trump-intervention-needed-funding-deal/

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless President Trump intervenes to cut a deal with Democrats.
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Democrats say now it’s time for Thune to negotiate after it’s clear he doesn’t have the 60 votes to pass the seven-week funding measure passed by the House.

But Republican sources familiar with the Senate’s internal dynamics say that Thune doesn’t want to begin negotiating with Schumer until he’s clear what Trump is willing to accept, and Trump himself has yet to give the GOP leader clear guidance about what he would sign into law.

Thune says the White House needs to weigh in before any deal is reached and explained that while his staff has been in contact with White House staff, he has yet to speak directly to Trump on the matter.
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