Politico: Dems Believe Govt Shutdown Is Inevitable

Politico reports:

We spoke to multiple Democratic members and aides last night, and this much they know: There will be a shutdown. Yesterday’s floor meltdown confirmed to them that the only remaining question is how long it will be. The dynamics are simple, in their minds: Any solution will, by definition, involve Democrats, and McCarthy is in no position to do anything with Democrats in the next 11 days — and, maybe, for many weeks after that.

Yes, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been in frequent contact with McCarthy (not negotiations, just contact). Yes, Jeffries is meeting today with the Problem Solvers Caucus, which is trying to assemble a bipartisan deal to keep the government open. But those moves are more about ending a shutdown than avoiding one. There’s been no meaningful work, we’re told, toward a solution.

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Government funding lapses in less than 11 days, and a shutdown has never seemed so certain.

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