Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday told reporters that there’s a “really good chance” that the government will not shut down at the end of the month.
“We really now have some good news: There’s a really good chance we can avoid the government shutdown with all the pain it would cause for New York and America this week,” Schumer said.
Congress has just over a week to pass a short-term funding bill, also known as a continuing resolution or CR, to avert a government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1.
Last week, House Republicans voted down their own plan to avert a shutdown, dealing an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and imperiling efforts to fund the government for six months…