President Trump says deal is reached to end partial government shutdown for three weeks
President Donald Trump announced Friday that there is a potential deal to reopen the government for three weeks – a move that comes weeks after a protracted shutdown.
“I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” Trump said on Friday.
Both the House and the Senate need to vote on the matter and are expected to take up the measure relatively soon.
The proposal, sources tell ABC News, includes no funding for the president’s long-sought border wall.
The president also signaled that he has decided not to declare a national emergency at this time: “I have a very powerful alternative but I didn’t want to use it at this time, hopefully, it will be unnecessary.”
While the president has been slim on the details of the agreement, he did reference a conference committee of House and Senate leaders will act in “good faith” to reach an agreement on border security.
