McConnell on shutdown: 'I don't think it'll get to that point'
Source: The Hill
BY TAL AXELROD - 12/04/18 07:53 AM EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he does not believe the government will shut down later this year amid a fight over President Trump's border wall.
“I don’t think we’ll get to that point,” Mr. McConnell said Monday at the annual meeting of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, urging Trump to negotiate with the newly elected Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
McConnell’s comments came hours after congressional leaders agreed to a two-week government funding measure that would push back a shutdown deadline to Dec. 21 as the capital mourns the late President George H.W. Bush.
The most significant disagreement between the two parties is over funding for Trump’s wall, with the White House demanding $5 billion for it in a final spending bill and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) committing to $1.6 billion for broader border security.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/419579-mcconnell-on-shutdown-i-dont-think-itll-get-to-that-point
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