Johnson Leaves WH Meeting, Shares Big Update on Schumer Shutdown

“Now, when he sits down as the director of OMB, he will obviously have a subjective determination on the priorities,” Johnson said. “And what do you think he would do? Because what would any OMB director do under any president? They’re going to look to see for the administration’s priorities first and ensure that those are funded.”

“It could end today if the Senate Democrats would come to their senses and do the right thing for the American people,” he said. “But if they don’t, and if they keep the government closed, it’s going to get more and more painful, because the resources run out, and more and more things have to be reduced and eliminated.”

Senate Democrats blocked the clean GOP House-passed short-term funding bill on Thursday for the 10th time since the federal government shut down nearly two weeks ago.

Senate Democrats have ensured that the shutdown will continue into next week because legislators will leave Washington, D.C., for another extended weekend after a final series of votes on Thursday, following only three short days in session.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are willing to compromise on their firmly established viewpoints, and discussions between the two parties, although primarily informal, have started to diminish.