Chuck Schumer Says Lawmakers Are Making Progress to Avoid Government Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said lawmakers are “making good progress” to avoid a government shutdown.

“We are making good progress. We made it very clear. The Speaker said unequivocally he wants to avoid a government shutdown,” Schumer told reporters outside the White House after he and other top congressional leaders met with President Biden.

“We made it clear that that means not letting any of the government appropriations bills lapse, which means you need some [continuing resolutions] to get that done, but we’re making good progress and we’re hopeful we can get this done really quickly,” Schumer said.

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