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Congress is careening toward a government shutdown in just 11 days as the discord between the two parties over funding talks grows, with no clear path to reach a deal.
The government is set to run out of money at the end of next Friday, March 14. Republicans control the House and the Senate, but they need Democratic support to pass a funding bill as it is subject to the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.
Hopes of a full funding deal have faded, so President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are falling back on a short-term bill to keep the government open on autopilot, most likely through the end of the fiscal year. But even that is running into obstacles.
“I’m not optimistic. I don’t think we’re going to have a budget,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. “My Democratic colleagues have been insistent that we include language limiting the involvement of the executive branch on spending decisions.”