Congressional Democratic leaders called on Thursday for a meeting with Republican leadership to discuss the pending government funding deadline — and warn that health care could be a major sticking point in negotiations.
The government funding deadline is set to hit on Sept. 30, and by all accounts, negotiations have not gone far. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer requested a so-called “Big Four” meeting next week to discuss how they can agree on an approach to keeping the government open.
“It is past time you reveal your plans to meet the needs of the American people,” Jeffries and Schumer wrote. “Otherwise, it is clear that you have abandoned bipartisanship altogether and are preparing to shut down the government.