Republican lawmakers fear Washington may be headed for a government shutdown later this year after two bruising fights over President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act and a $9 billion rescissions package created bad blood on Capitol Hill.
White House budget director Russell Vought says the administration plans to send up another wave of spending rescissions to Congress, and GOP leaders are already waving the caution flag on that as some Republicans privately warn it may not have the votes to pass.
After six months of bitter partisan fighting since Trump’s inauguration, Republicans will now need cooperation from Democrats to keep the government funded, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is warning GOP colleagues not to expect “business as usual.”
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