Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Saturday that Trump had agreed to meet with them in the Oval Office of the White House ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline to pass a spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will meet Monday with the top four congressional leaders in a bid to avert a potential government shutdown.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced in a news release late Saturday that Trump had agreed to meet with them in the Oval Office of the White House ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline to pass a spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown.
"As we have repeatedly said, Democrats will meet anywhere, at any time and with anyone to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people," the top Democratic lawmakers said in the joint statement.
"We are resolute in our determination to avoid a government shutdown and address the Republican healthcare crisis. Time is running out."
