Over 70% of the government is funded.

Via CBS News:

President Trump is “absolutely” willing to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t authorize funding for a border wall and will do “whatever is necessary” to get the wall built, according to Stephen Miller, a White House senior adviser.

“If it comes to it, absolutely. This is a very fundamental issue,” Miller said Sunday on “Face the Nation” when asked whether Mr. Trump is willing to allow a shutdown. Miller said Democrats, who oppose the president’s requested $5 billion for wall funding, must decide “whether they want to fight for America’s working class, or promote illegal immigration.”

“At stake is the question of whether or not the United States remains a sovereign country,” he said.

The federal government will partially shut down after Dec. 21, days before Christmas, if the House and Senate fail to approve new spending bills or if Mr. Trump refuses to sign them into law. The president said last week he would be “proud” to shut down the government over border security and declared he would take full responsibility for any shutdown.

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