Mick Mulvaney Says ‘Very Possible’ Shutdown Will Continue Into The New Year
- 5 years ago
Mick Mulvaney weighed in on the partial government shutdown.
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney has indicated that the government shutdown will likely not be over soon, telling Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace, "It's very possible that this shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress."
The Senate has adjourned for the holidays and is expected to reopen on Thursday, December 27.
The next Congress--which will see a Democratic majority in the House--is set to begin on January 3.
Mulvaney did say, however, "Paychecks, importantly, will go out on the 28th. I want everybody to understand no one is working without getting paid….The next pay period that is impacted is January 11th."
He also defended the chaos the shutdown has caused, saying, "This is what Washington looks like when you have a president who refuses to sort of go along to get along. You're seeing a fight over border security."
The partial government shutdown began early Saturday morning after lawmakers could not agree on a budget given the president's demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney has indicated that the government shutdown will likely not be over soon, telling Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace, "It's very possible that this shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress."
The Senate has adjourned for the holidays and is expected to reopen on Thursday, December 27.
The next Congress--which will see a Democratic majority in the House--is set to begin on January 3.
Mulvaney did say, however, "Paychecks, importantly, will go out on the 28th. I want everybody to understand no one is working without getting paid….The next pay period that is impacted is January 11th."
He also defended the chaos the shutdown has caused, saying, "This is what Washington looks like when you have a president who refuses to sort of go along to get along. You're seeing a fight over border security."
The partial government shutdown began early Saturday morning after lawmakers could not agree on a budget given the president's demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.