Sen. Ted Cruz (R‑TX) said on Monday that Congress was unlikely to prevent a government shutdown as the deadline nears.
The federal government runs out of funding on Sept. 30, meaning the House and Senate each have less than 10 in-session days between now and then to find a resolution in order to prevent a shutdown. Further complicating matters, House and Senate appropriators have spent months marking up government funding bills at different spending levels.
HERE ARE THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO VOTE NO ON STOPGAP SPENDING MEASURE
Both sides are certain to blame one another for the seemingly inevitable shutdown, though nearly all parties involved say they oppose letting the government run out of money.
“So, listen, I don’t think we should have a shutdown, but I agree with you that I think it is very likely,” Cruz said in an interview Monday morning. “I think the reason it is likely is I think [President] Joe Biden and [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer (D‑NY) both believe politically it is in their best interest to have a shutdown.”
“They believe that in a shutdown, the press will eagerly blame …