Jeffries says he's 'hopeful' Congress can avert a government shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he’s "hopeful" Congress can avert a government shutdown, a day before he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are set to meet with President Trump and GOP leaders at the White House.“Our view going into the meeting is that we want to find bipartisan common ground to find a spending agreement that avoids a government shutdown and actually meets the needs of the American people in terms of their health, their safet