Top White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Monday predicted the government shutdown is "likely to end sometime this week."

But if that does not happen, the Trump administration may impose "stronger measures" to force Democrats to cooperate, Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said on CNBC's " Squawk Box ."

The comments came deep into the third week of the shutdown, which is dragging on with no clear end in sight amid a partisan fight in the Senate over federal funding priorities.

Republicans want to pass a short-term resolution to resume funding at current levels. Democrats demand that any stopgap bill include additional spending on health-care protections, including an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that are due to expire at year's

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