Trump, GOP leaders to plot government spending strategy Wednesday

By Susan Ferrechio

Published September 4, 2018 11:47pm ET

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Trump, GOP leaders to plot government spending strategy Wednesday — U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks while U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, left, listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. The House tax bill released Thursday preserves the carried interest tax break despite TrumpÂ and GOP leaders' promise to do away with loopholes for the wealthy. | (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg)

House and Senate Republicans will huddle with President Trump Wednesday to plan a September agenda that centers on passing the fiscal 2019 government spending bills.

The House is in session just a few weeks before the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year, when government funding must be renewed to avoid a partial shutdown.

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