Mick Mulvaney, who served as acting chief of staff and budget director during President Trump’s first term, said Congress will likely avert a government shutdown despite warnings from some lawmakers that a confrontation over spending is looming.
Congress has less than a month to strike a bipartisan funding deal and avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown, a task complicated by the increasing animosity between the White House and Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers return to Washington today with 16 scheduled working days before the funding deadline on the night of Sept. 30 — and that assumes the Senate sticks to its plan to work a few Fridays this month. (Source: Bloomberg)
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