Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s motto for avoiding a partial government shutdown is “bipartisanship,” and he believed that the Senate’s stopgap bill could pass through a divided House.
He would not weigh in on the House’s resistance to the upper chamber’s legislation.
“I don’t want to give the speaker any advice about how to run the House, particularly through you,” Mr. McConnell said.Republicans have expressed interest in amending their chamber’s bill to include border security provisions.Republican Conference, said amendments are in the works to “stop the flow” of migrants and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border.
With three days left until the deadline for Congress to keep the government open, a shutdown appears unavoidable.
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