Perdue told The Hill on Friday that he had discussed funding the government with Trump, who he characterized as "concerned about it as well." Perdue said that he plans to speak again to the president to outline his concerns about a one-year CR.

Republicans blame a stalemate between Democrats and the White House for the holdup in getting a budget deal.

But McConnell appeared to pour cold water on that option last week, saying he wants to write funding bills based off numbers he knows the president will support.

“I support getting some kind of deal that can tell us how much we can spend so we can go forward. The only thing, however, that strikes me that give us a real number to mark to is one that we know the president will sign,” McConnell told reporters during a press conference.