"There’s no emergency," he said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he was confident there wouldn’t be a government shutdown when funding runs out at the end of the week.
„There’s not going to be a government shutdown,“ he said on ABC’s „This Week“ when asked whether the Republican-controlled Congress could keep the government running. „It’s just not going to happen.“
Democrats have threatened to withhold their votes for government funding unless Congress acts to provide legal relief to tens of thousands of children of undocumented immigrants who are protected by an Obama-era program that is set to end in March.
McConnell argued there is no „crisis“ that would justify tying saving the so-called Dreamers to government funding.
„That’s a ridiculous position. There is no crisis,“ McConnell said. „There’s no emergency. The president has given us until March to address it. I don’t think the Democrats would be very smart to say they want to shut down the government over a non-emergency.“
Government funding is expected to run out on Friday.
