White House: Democrats are ‘hellbent on getting a shutdown’

By Sarah Bedford

Published January 19, 2018 4:36pm ET

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White House: Democrats are ‘hellbent on getting a shutdown’ — Senate Democrats are threatening to withhold their votes from the short-term spending bill only because they are "hellbent on getting a shutdown," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

White House officials blamed Senate Democrats for bringing Washington to the brink of a government shutdown on Friday, arguing Democrats have pushed to attach an immigration bill to spending legislation before such a policy is ready.

“We’re not familiar with anything in the [continuing resolution] that Democrats are opposing,” White House legislative director Marc Short told reporters at the White House on Friday.

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