Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return.
“We're going to scare the hell out of the American people before we get this done," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
House Republicans, many of whom opposed the debt-ceiling deal and refused to vote for it, are going a different way. Many House Republicans disagree with that assessment. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, called it an oversimplification to say most Americans wouldn't feel an impact. And he warned Republicans would take the blame for a shutdown.
The decision to cut spending below levels in the the debt ceiling deal helped get the House moving again, but put them on a collision course with the Senate, where the spending bills hew much closer to the agreement. McCarthy countered that people had the same doubts about whether House Republicans and the White House could reach an agreement to pass a debt ceiling extension and avoid a default.In a subsequent press conference, McCarthy said he had just met with Schumer to talk about the road ahead on an array of bills, including the spending bills.
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