McConnell, Pelosi hunt for funding deal as shutdown deadline looms

[mystery-ak]

McConnell, Pelosi hunt for funding deal as shutdown deadline looms
By Jordain Carney - 11/19/20 04:19 PM EST

Staffers for the top four congressional leaders sat down on Thursday to discuss funding the government amid signs of progress toward a spending deal.

A senior Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill that staffers for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met Thursday.

The meeting comes as Congress has until Dec. 11 to fund the government and avoid a holiday shutdown reminiscent of 2018, when it shuttered for 35 days.


White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who visited the Capitol on Wednesday, didn't rule out a shutdown, feeding speculation about whether President Trump would be willing to sign a mammoth funding deal on his way out of power. He previously railed against omnibus bills, vowing to "never sign another bill like this again."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/526766-mcconnell-pelosi-hunt-for-funding-deal-as-shutdown-deadline-looms

[Fishrrman]

If I were McConnell (and of course I'm not), I'd tell pelosi to stuff it where the sun don't shine.

[corbe]

    They say Shutdowns like that's a bad thing.

[jmyrlefuller]

    They say Shutdowns like that's a bad thing.

They should do their part to stop the spread. No unnecessary operations. 

[GtHawk]

    They say Shutdowns like that's a bad thing.

Seems to me that during the last shutdown very little was actually shut down, and didn't those few government employees that were furloughed end up getting double pay?