Schumer says bipartisan talks to avoid shutdown before Christmas 'on the right track'

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Source: The Hill

12/02/24 4:28 PM ET


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday indicated that bipartisan negotiations to avert the threat of a government shutdown this month are “on the right track,” but he warned against “divisive” provisions.

Schumer said from the Senate floor that both parties are “making progress negotiating on a bill that can pass the House and Senate with bipartisan support.”

“We need to keep divisive and unnecessary provisions out of any government funding extension, or else it will get harder to pass a [continuing resolution] in time,” he said. “For now, I’m pleased negotiations are on the right track, and I thank the appropriators in both chambers for their good work.”

Congress has until Dec. 20 to pass legislation to stave off a government funding lapse. Lawmakers on both sides had hoped Congress would strike a larger deal hashing out full-year government funding for fiscal 2025 after the presidential election. But conservatives in both chambers have been dialing up pressure for a stopgap into next year — when President-elect Trump will assume office and can drive funding negotiations.

Read more: https://thehill.com/business/budget/5018285-schumer-negotiations-government-shutdown/