A US government shutdown looms after a Republican proposal to keep it funded failed in the Senate. Photo: AP PHOTO

US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, have called for a meeting with President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown when funding ends on September 30.

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"Democrats have been clear and consistent in our position. We are ready to work toward a bipartisan spending agreement that improves the lives of American families and addresses the Republican healthcare crisis," they wrote in a letter.

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