By Craig Millward | December 11, 2018 | 11:01 AM EST
Speaking on Mark Levin’s Fox News show “Life, Liberty & Levin†on Sunday night, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) told Mark Levin that “if Chuck Schumer wants to shut down the government because he doesn’t want to secure America’s border, that’s a fight that he’s going to lose.â€
“If Chuck Schumer wants to shut down the government because he doesn’t want to secure America’s border, that’s a fight that he’s going to lose,†stated Rep. Steve Scalise. “And he’s lost one of these shutdowns before.â€
Funding for agencies such as the Homeland Security Department, the Justice Department and the Agriculture Department was set to expire on Dec. 7. However, in light of former president George H. W. Bush’s death and funeral, President Trump and congressional leaders agreed to a two-week funding extension last week through Dec. 21.
Rep. Steve Scalise recently pointed out on Fox News that most of the government is funded through next year but that he would “like to see†Congress reach President Trump’s $5 billion goal for the border wall.
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