Mnuchin: I can't rule out a government shutdown 'two days before Christmas'
Source: The Hill
BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 12/17/17 09:53 AM EST
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he cannot imagine a government shutdown taking place days before the Christmas holiday if Congress cannot strike a deal on a spending bill, adding that he also cannot rule out the possibility that it may take place.
"I can’t rule it out, but I can't imagine it occurring," Mnuchin told host Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."
The finance chief said if Congress cannot reach a deal by Friday, the deadline to pass a spending bill, then they would have to pass a "short term extension" into January in order to gain time to come to an agreement.
"I would expect that both the House and the Senate, Republicans and Democrats, understand that if they can't agree on this, they need to have another short term extension to move this to January. We can't have a government shutdown in front of Christmas," he added.
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