The government will shut down unless a new budget or temporary funding measure is passed and signed into law by the end of the day December 20.
Top congressional appropriators Tuesday emerged optimistic from a private meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, expressing confidence that despite the House's fast-moving efforts to impeach the president, Congress will be able to avert a looming government shutdown.
At another meeting scheduled for Thursday, Lowey said it was her hope the"decisions that have to be made will be really limited" and only the task of tying up the"loose ends" will remain. She added that the"several hundred" outstanding items the various parties disagree over were normal for the appropriations process.
This comes despite the House Democrats' pace to impeach Trump for allegedly abusing his power and obstructing Congress by the end of next week, setting up a potential collision course for passing the budget and a landmark trade agreement with Canada and Mexico before Congress leaves town for Christmas recess.
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