WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, on Saturday called for a meeting with President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown when funding ends on September 30.
“Democrats have been clear and consistent in our position. We are ready to work toward a bipartisan spending agreement that improves the lives of American families and addresses the Republican healthcare crisis,” they wrote in a letter.
“However, we will not support a dirty spending bill that continues the Republican assault on healthcare.”
(Reporting Jason Lange and Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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