WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump met with Republicans from the Senate Finance Committee at the White House on March 13 to discuss a budget proposal that outlines the president’s policy priorities, including extensions of tax cuts.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of an ongoing government shutdown threat from Senate Democrats and rising disagreements over a budget plan with House Republicans.
Although the meeting was not publicly announced, the White House confirmed that Trump met with committee members in the afternoon following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.
Congress is facing the possibility of a government shutdown, if lawmakers fail to pass a funding bill by March 14….