WASHINGTON—Democratic leaders in the Senate and House are calling for bipartisanship to avoid a government shutdown.
Congress returned this week from its August recess, and government funding runs out at the end of the month.
“The only way to avoid a shutdown is to work in a bipartisan way, with a bill that can get both Republican and Democratic votes in the Senate,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Sept. 2 letter to colleagues.
Schumer accused GOP lawmakers of wanting to “go-at-it-alone.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) also warned of a government shutdown if Republicans don’t work with Democrats….
Schumer, Jeffries Call for Bipartisanship to Avoid Government Shutdown
