Vice President Mike Pence is cutting short an overseas trip to return to Washington by mid-week, and help President Trump pass a spending bill to keep the government fully open past Friday.
An aide on Pence’s 10-day trip to Asia and Hawaii told reporters that the trip would be ending earlier than planned, according to a pool report. Pence will stay in Hawaii briefly on Monday and then head back to Washington in order to help Trump avoid a partial government shutdown that would go into effect after Friday if Congress can’t pass a new spending bill.
Pence is also aiming to help Trump reinvigorate his push for healthcare reform and roll out his tax reform package on Wednesday.
Pence will return to Washington on Tuesday.
Pence has spent time in Australia, South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries during the past week and hit multiple islands in the Pacific on the way to Hawaii on Sunday. He is going to be briefed at United States Pacific Command Monday before heading back to D.C.
