Congressional Republicans and Democrats remain divided over a short-term spending bill after meeting with President Donald Trump, raising the risk of a government shutdown.
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RepublicanandDemocraticcongressionalleadersleftameetingwithPresidentDonaldTrumpwithnodealtoavertagovernmentshutdownasthedeadlinefastapproaches.
LeadersmetwithTrumponMondayforroughlyanhourtonegotiateapathforwardtoavertapartialgovernmentshutdown,butitappearedneithersidewaswillingtobudgefromtheirposition.
VicePresidentJDVancesaidafterthemeeting,“Ithinkwe’reheadedintoashutdownbecausetheDemocratswon’tdotherightthing.Ihopetheychangetheirmind.”
“Ifyoulookattheoriginaltheydidwiththisnegotiation,itwasa$1.5trillionspendingpackage,basicallysayingtheAmericanpeoplewanttogivemassiveamountsofmoney,hundredsofbillionsofdollarstoillegalaliensfortheirhealthcare,whileAmericansarestrugglingtopaytheirhealthcarebills,”Vancesaid.“Thatwastheirinitialforayintothisnegotiation.Wethoughtitwasabsurd.”
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