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NPR political correspondent Susan Davis is here now. So Republicans control Congress and the White House. So, Sue, why couldn't they come up with a plan to pass the annual spending bills instead of this stopgap?

NPR political correspondent Susan Davis is here now. So Republicans control Congress and the White House. So, Sue, why couldn't they come up with a plan to pass the annual spending bills instead of this stopgap?

Yeah, Democrats were purposefully cut from this process. Are they going to support it?

Yeah, Democrats were purposefully cut from this process. Are they going to support it?

Yeah, Democrats were purposefully cut from this process. Are they going to support it?

That sounds like a place where the president could step in, though.

That sounds like a place where the president could step in, though.

That sounds like a place where the president could step in, though.

So considering all this, Sue, I mean, how likely is a shutdown on Friday?

So considering all this, Sue, I mean, how likely is a shutdown on Friday?

So considering all this, Sue, I mean, how likely is a shutdown on Friday?

For Democrats, though, what might they want in this deal?

For Democrats, though, what might they want in this deal?

For Democrats, though, what might they want in this deal?

All right. That's NPR political correspondent Susan Davis. Susan, thank you.

All right. That's NPR political correspondent Susan Davis. Susan, thank you.

All right. That's NPR political correspondent Susan Davis. Susan, thank you.

And that's Up First for Monday, March 10th. I'm A. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Monday, March 10th. I'm A. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Monday, March 10th. I'm A. Martinez.