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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to accept an invitation from top Congressional Democrats to meet and discuss a solution for avoiding a government shutdown, according to POLITICO.

There is no word yet on when this meeting will take place.

Over the weekend, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote a letter to the president demanding a meeting with him.

In the letter, the lawmakers call the looming shutdown the president's "decision," as they claim that Republicans have refused to negotiate with Democratic leadership at his behest.

Schumer and Jeffries also claim that the parties' inability to compromise on health care spending is the main sticking point of negotiations.

"We write to demand a meeting in connection w

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