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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: U.S. Congress Returns to Try to Avert Government Shutdown [Watch (HLS stream): U.S. Congress Returns to Try to Avert Government Shutdown](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/klyrfTzA.m3u8) (2:17)  _Published 2023-09-07. Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill as a divided Congress is trying to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden._ --- Sep 7, 2023 5:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [White House border czar to pull 700 immigration agents from Minneapolis](/video/bLfnCrJx/) ### White House border czar to pull 700 immigration agents from Minneapolis [Johnson’s Plan to Avert a Government Shutdown Passes—but Angers Some Republicans](/video/pmF1PhAO/) ### Johnson’s Plan to Avert a Government Shutdown Passes—but Angers Some Republicans [House Approves Immigration Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat](/video/FBVKrG8r/) ### House Approves Immigration Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat --- ## Transcript Over the past few months, the Senate Appropriations process has been a shining example of how things should get done in Washington. These are times when people are divided, this is a closely divided chamber but never the less, we can summarize the Senate's work in funding the government in one word, bipartisan bipartisan, both parties in both Chambers will have to work together if we are to avoid a shutdown. So when the house returns next week, I implore I beg my house. Republican colleagues to follow the Senate's lead to recognize the time is short. And the only way, the only way to avoid a shutdown is through bipartisanship, in both the house. And the Senate I've had conversation with speaker McCarthy and we had a good conversation, we are agreed to CR is the best way to go. He's going to have a rough time implementing it, but I hope he sticks to his guns and I think he knows. I think L McCarthy knows that if a shutdown happens, it'll be caused by House. Republicans, it'll be bad for the country but it will also be very bad for them. I know there's a party on this and I think The president has I think been too slow. To keep the commitments that he's made publicly. But at least he's supporting the effort. I think he could have done it more skillfully but he is supporting The Gafford and I intend to continue to support it and I hope the majority of my colleagues would feel the same way. I talk a lot around here about regular order. And the reason I do that is because I think bills when they move through, regular order is a more transparent process that is more accountable to the people in this country. And I hope that we can have a regular order process as we begin to deal with appropriation bill. So we don't end up like we did last year at the end of the year. 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