There's also always the chance that Republicans will find the time to have another go at healthcare, and that Democrats will hold more hearings around the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump.
There is a lot of momentum in the Democratically-held House around some sort of gun legislation, but the president has been wishy-washy about whether he supports stricter background checks. In the Republican-held Senate, McConnell has made it clear he'll only support whatever the president wants to do. Still, the House will work to get something passed even if it doesn't make it into law.
In order to prevent a shutdown, House Democrats announced last week they'd agree to a stopgap measure where funding continues at the same levels while negotiations occur. Trump and Senate Republicans, however, haven't been so receptive to that idea. Here's what Amy McGrath, the retired Lieutenant Colonel who is challenging Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat in 2020, had to say about that in an upcoming interview :
Nothing will get done. Shut it down.
Absolutely nothing will get done thanks senatemajldr MoscowMitch MoscowMitchAbuseOfPower MoscowMitchHatesAmerica MoscowMitchIsCorrupt
With MoscowMitch at the helm, I’m thinkinggggg a hard NO.
eh? Like all the other times, Congress, whose job it is to propose, write and submit bills to the executive branch will blame all delays on 45. It is not 45's job to write Bills. It is Chuckie Schummer and Nancy's crew. 45 needs bills on his desk to sign or veto. No Bill, No Sign
The 116th radical Congress is the most inept in history, nothing will get accomplished until the 117th is sworn in.
Not if MoscowMitch has anything to do with it.