Congress is racing to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a Saturday deadline.
Washington — President Biden is set to meet with the top congressional leaders on Tuesday morning as lawmakers have just a handful of days to avert a partial government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are set to meet with the president and vice president in the Oval Office to discuss the effort to keep the government open beyond March 1.
'Despite reaching an overarching agreement on topline numbers for government funding earlier this year, disagreements have remained in the funding effort. House conservatives have pushed for policy riders to be embedded within the funding legislation. Those policies are nonstarters for Democrats, complicating the path forward.
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