Until September 30, Trump expressed cautious optimism ahead of Tuesday’s vote on an ongoing resolution that will fund the government at its current level.
President Donald Trump said he believes he can avoid government shutdown this week.
Trump told reporters on Air Force 1 on Sunday. “It shouldn’t happen, and it probably isn’t. I think the CR will be handed over. I understand.”
Tuesday’s vote marks the test for Congressional Republicans who have a slim majority of 218-214 in the lower room. To pass through the CR, lawmakers usually have to work together from both sides of the aisle. Johnson expressed his hopes to advance the law for Republicans without relying on Democrat support.
Trump urged Republicans to continue to unite without opposition, and voted in favor of that.
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“All Republicans need to vote (please!) next week, yes,” Trump wrote in the Truth Social Post. “We are asking you to give us months to pass through us in September. Democrats will do everything they can to shut down our government, and we cannot let it happen. We must continue to unite for another day when the timing is right – no objection.”
The “Full-Year Continuous Expenditures and Extension Act of 2025” will slightly boost defense programs while reducing non-disability programs below the 2024 budget year level. Specifically, the measure has allowed approximately $892.5 billion in defense spending and approximately $708 billion in unevacuation spending.
The CR does not include the hormarks or funds requested by individual lawmakers for thousands of community projects across the country, and does not cover government programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to the report.
