McConnell, Schumer Hopeful About Avoiding Shutdown

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McConnell, Schumer Hopeful About Avoiding Shutdown

By Bian Elkhatib

Posted February 6, 2018 at 9:05pm

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, R-Ky., took to the microphones on Tuesday and seemed eager to come to an agreement that would keep the government open past a Thursday night deadline.

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