'We are taking every step we can to mitigate the impacts of a potential shutdown,' said White House press secretary Jen Psaki during a briefing on Thursday.
WASHINGTON — The White House has started to tell government agencies to prepare for a potential government shutdown if a stopgap bill is not signed into law by Sept. 30.
Congress is in a mad dash to beat multiple deadlines for a number of legislative priorities, such as the passage of the stopgap funding bill to avert the shutdown of government agencies. It is also looking at disaster aid for storms and wildfires, and extra money to assist Afghan evacuees. It is trying to extend the debt limit to avert default ahead of an expected October deadline.
"The White House, the House and the Senate have reached agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a press conference Thursday.
Progressive lawmakers have said they won’t back the Senate-passed infrastructure bill, a top priority for the Democratic leadership, unless the larger $3.5 trillion reconciliation package passes first. While Pelosi told reporters Wednesday that the reconciliation bill was still on schedule after promising centrist lawmakers that it will come up for a vote in the House by Monday, on Thursday she wouldn't commit to that timeline.
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