Biden and congressional leaders to meet as government shutdown deadline nears
CBSN
Washington — President Biden is set to meet with the top congressional leaders on Tuesday morning as lawmakers have just a handful of days to avert a partial government shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are set to meet with the president and vice president in the Oval Office to discuss the effort to keep the government open beyond March 1. But consensus around how to proceed appeared out of reach heading into the meeting.
"While we've made some good progress on a number of fronts, unfortunately, our House Republican colleagues are still struggling to figure themselves out," Schumer said on the Senate floor on Monday. "There's a lot of uncertainty over how the House will proceed in the coming days."
