Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Democratic Party leaders Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer on Saturday demanded that President Donald Trump meet with them to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1.
The Senate on Friday failed to pass a House-approved budget extension, which Jeffries and Schumer, both of New York, say means the president must deal with them to prevent a shutdown.
"It is now your obligation to meet with us directly to keep the government open and address the Republican health care crisis," they said in a joint letter to Trump on Saturday.
"We do not understand why you prefer to shut down the government rather than protect the health care and quality of life of the American people," they wrote.
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