Biden doesn’t think government shutdown is ‘inevitable’

President Joe Biden said Wednesday, just days ahead of the deadline to fund the government for the coming fiscal year, that he does not believe a government shutdown is “inevitable.”

Biden’s comments came during a meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. During the meeting, the president called on Congress to pass government funding legislation to prevent the public from losing access to healthcare and other critical services.

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“I don’t think anything is inevitable in politics,” Biden said when pressed on the likelihood of a shutdown by reporters.

“If I knew that, I would’ve done it already,” he added when asked what the White House can do to prevent a shutdown.

Congress has until the weekend to pass legislation keeping the government open.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Tuesday night that the Senate had advanced a bipartisan, temporary funding bill that includes emergency disaster relief and roughly $6 billion in aid for Ukraine, as requested by the White House.

However, the bill faces an uphill battle in the House, where many Republican lawmakers sit in opposition to extending any additional aid to Ukraine.

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You can watch Biden’s remarks in full below.