The countdown to shutdown down to the wire. Sen. Chris van hollen, d maryland there is lots to get done and we can do itbehind the scenes senators working to come to an agreement on a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. Sen. Dan sullivan, r alaska the decision whether or not the governments going to be shut down is really in the hands of senator schumer and his colleaguespresident trump delaying a weekend trip to maralago for some last minute dealmaking. Friday afternoon inviting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer to the white house for a private meeting. Sen. Chuck schumer, d minority leader we made some progress but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continue. Trump seemingly hopeful after the meeting tweeting it was an excellent preliminary meetingthe big Sticking Point for democrats immigration. They want protection for the so called dreamersbut the Republican Leadership says those talks should come later. D