{"id":2492623,"date":"2025-09-29T18:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-leaders-leave-white-house-with-no-deal-to-avert-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:14:04","slug":"congressional-leaders-leave-white-house-with-no-deal-to-avert-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-leaders-leave-white-house-with-no-deal-to-avert-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional leaders leave White House with no deal to avert shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongressional-leaders-leave-white-house-with-no-deal-to-avert-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump without reaching an agreement to prevent a government shutdown, which is imminent as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-chip-roy-leads-effort-to-block-new-democrat-spending-in-stopgap-bill\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Leads Effort to Block New Democrat Spending in Stopgap Bill\">funding deadline approaches<\/a> in just over 24 hours. Key figures including House speaker Mike Johnson, Senate majority Leader John Thune, House minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer discussed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-predicts-government-shutdown-will-occur-as-mccarthy-aims-to-keep-speakership\/\" title=\"Schiff foresees ... ... while McCarthy strives for speakership.\">short-term spending deal<\/a> but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tunisian-parliament-to-defy-president-with-full-session\/\" title=\"Tunisian parliament to defy ... with full session\">remain deeply divided<\/a>, notably over healthcare provisions and spending priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats insist that Republicans need to act and emphasize thier demands related to healthcare and budget rescissions, refusing to support what they call a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >partisan spending bill<\/a>. Meanwhile, republican leaders blame Democrats for hijacking the funding process. Vice President JD Vance, present at the meeting, emphasized that policy disagreements should not lead to a shutdown and expressed skepticism toward Democratic claims about President Trump&#8217;s awareness of their healthcare demands.<\/p>\n<p>As time runs out without a clear path forward,the likelihood of a government shutdown increases. The Senate currently lacks the votes needed to advance a &#8220;clean&#8221; continuing resolution passed by the House,with both parties accusing each other of obstruction and failing to compromise. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Congressional leaders leave White House with no deal to avert shutdown: &lsquo;Still large differences&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256893\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democratic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican<\/a> congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> no closer to a deal to avert a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government shutdown<\/a>, with the funding deadline looming in just over 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with Trump at the White House on Monday, and the parties are still at a standstill over a short-term spending deal to keep the government open long enough for appropriators to pass the remaining funding bills for fiscal 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3829174\/trump-gaza-peace-plan-netanyahu-warns-hamas-accept-deal\/\">Trump touts Gaza peace plan as Netanyahu warns Hamas it can be done the &#8216;easy&#8217; or &#8216;hard&#8217; way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3829327\/hud-action-lawyers-claiming-whistleblowers\/\">HUD takes action against department lawyers claiming to be whistleblowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3828547\/jared-kushner-middle-east-ties-trump-second-term-israel-peace-deal\/\">Jared Kushner&#8217;s Middle East ties showcased in Trump&#8217;s second term despite lacking title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leaving the meeting, both parties continued blaming the other, with Democrats insisting that the ball is in Republicans&rsquo; court. Schumer told reporters that he and Jeffries proposed several ideas to the gathered group, but noted that Trump is &ldquo;ultimately the decision-maker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If he will accept some of the things we ask, which we think the American people are for, on healthcare and rescissions, he can avoid a shutdown, but there are still large differences between us,&rdquo; Schumer said.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries echoed Schumer&rsquo;s comments, noting that the Democrats are still &ldquo;deadly serious&rdquo; about their healthcare requests, and they will not vote for a &ldquo;partisan&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-calls-for-punting-government-spending-fight-into-next-year-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... Freedom Caucus calls for punting ... spending fight into next year - Washington Examiner\">spending bill &#038;mdash<\/a>; remarks he has made over the last week, showing the needle has not moved much despite the White House meeting.<\/p>\n<p>But GOP leaders are pointing fingers at their counterparts, accusing the Democrats of &ldquo;hijacking&rdquo; the funding process. Vice President JD Vance, who left the meeting with congressional Republican leadership, said the principle at stake is &ldquo;very simple.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have disagreements about tax policy, but you don&rsquo;t shut the government down. &hellip; You don&rsquo;t use your policy disagreements as leverage,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>With leaders no closer to a continuing resolution, the government funding deadline of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday is becoming more likely to arrive and pass without a deal. As of Monday evening, the Senate does not have the 60 votes required to break the filibuster on the &ldquo;clean&rdquo; CR passed by the House on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re headed for a shutdown,&rdquo; the vice president said. &ldquo;Because the Democrats won&rsquo;t do the right thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have insisted they want concrete, &ldquo;ironclad&rdquo; agreements that will address the &ldquo;consequences&rdquo; of the healthcare reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Schumer and Jeffries said they spelled out for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And by his face, and by the way he looked, I think he heard about them for the first time,&rdquo; Schumer said, adding that Johnson and Thune failed to negotiate with him or Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They never talked to us,&rdquo; the Senate Democratic leader added.<\/p>\n<p>Vance rebuffed Schumer&rsquo;s characterization of Trump&rsquo;s reaction to the healthcare demands.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m highly skeptical that the president was learning about it for the first time, thanks to Chuck Schumer,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3828664\/jeffries-obamacare-tax-credit-demands-vote-cant-wait-after-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JEFFRIES DIGS IN ON OBAMACARE TAX CREDIT DEMANDS, SAYS VOTE CAN&rsquo;T WAIT UNTIL AFTER SHUTDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vance added that though he and Trump disagreed with many of the Democrats&rsquo; demands, there were some &ldquo;that I actually thought were reasonable, and the president thought were reasonable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were multiple times where Leader Jeffries or Leader Schumer would say, &lsquo;You know what, we should be doing this,&rsquo; and the president of the United States would say, &lsquo;Yeah, absolutely, let&rsquo;s have that conversation,&rsquo; but we&rsquo;re going to do it in the context of the people&rsquo;s government being open,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to let you take the people&rsquo;s government hostage, and then give you everything you want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional leaders exit White House with no shutdown deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3498,"featured_media":2492626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-vance-johnson-jeffries-schumer-thune-governmentshutdown-e1759182749211.jpg?1759167119&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[63776,39629,11860,64298,32127],"class_list":["post-2492623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-leaders","tag-government-shutdown","tag-negotiations","tag-political-deadlock","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-vance-johnson-jeffries-schumer-thune-governmentshutdown-e1759182749211.jpg?1759167119&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492628,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492623\/revisions\/2492628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}