Hoping to avoid a shutdown, Trump hits the phones

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published January 19, 2018 4:11pm ET

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President Trump spent Friday morning making calls to Capitol Hill in an effort to avert a government shutdown, hours after House Republicans narrowly passed a four-week spending deal that looks poised to be rejected by the Senate.

“We’re trying to keep it open,” White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters Friday morning, saying the president has been making calls to various lawmakers.

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