Four congressional leaders will meet with the president this week as he presses for support in passing a contentious bill to avoid a government shutdown.
President Joe Biden has plans to convene a meeting with four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press for their support in passing a contentious emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, and avoid a looming government shutdown next month.
According to The White House, President Biden will meet with the Congressional leaders on Tuesday and “discuss the urgency of passing the bipartisan national security supplemental and keeping the government open.”
The four leaders are House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Legislation to keep the federal government operating through the end of September and approval for a $95 billion national security package with aid for Ukraine and Israel but not the southern border passed the Senate on a 70-29 vote earlier this month.
“With the uncertainty of how the House will pass the appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown this week, I ask all Senators to keep their schedules flexible, so we can work to ensure a pointless and harmful lapse in funding doesn’t occur,” he said.
The latest political standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling is just the latest in a long line. The limit, imposed by Congress, restricts the total amount of debt the government can hold. In the past, when nearing the debt ceiling, Congress usually raised the cap.
Andrew Thornebrooke contributed to this report.
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