President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that “the Democrats want” a government shutdown at the end of this week, but he predicted that a lapse in appropriations probably will not take place this time.
“I think the CR is going to get passed. We’ll see. But it could happen,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, referring to a continuing resolution that would extend current funding until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The current funding extension expires at the end of Friday.
The wrangling over that continuing resolution to prevent a partial shutdown will dominate the agenda for both the House and the Senate this week. The House Republican majority posted text of a stopgap appropriations measure Saturday that is not a bipartisan agreement. Democrats sought provisions to ensure that appropriated funds will actually be spent — and not subject to the potential whims of the Elon Musk-led office known as the Department of Government Efficiency.
