Trump has repeatedly threatened to shut down the government if congress rejects funding for a border wall. The deadline is just around the corner. If Congress doesn’t draft up a spending package for the border wall by September 30th, the day this fiscal year ends, the President has promised a government shutdown.

“We come up again on Sept. 28 and if we don’t get border security we will have no choice, we will close down the country because we need border security,” stated President Trump at a campaign rally in Michigan.

White House officials have met with President Trump with intentions of lobbying him to postpone his shutdown until after the elections. At the time, the shutdown is expected to happen only five weeks before voters go to the polls.

Capitol Hill Republicans fear a government shutdown before the elections could cost them the majority of the Senate in the November elections.

Congress has been scrambling to pass 12 federal bills, roughly adding up to $1.24 trillion, before it runs out of money on October 1st. If it fails, various vital services and agencies would be forced to shut down or trim operations.

According to Mick Mulvaney, White House Budget Director, “All signs are good that we’re going to actually get some spending bills passed before the end of the fiscal year.”

President Trump’s border wall budget is part of the fourth group of bills Congress is expected to pass before Oct. 1. Despite President Trump’s threats, Democrats are still expected to block the $5 billion funding President Trump has requested to build his border wall with Mexico.

Democratic Congressmen, however, have stated in the past they would be willing to sign the federal bill, promising funding for a border wall, if Trump revisits his latest changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

In their compromise agreement, Democrats have considered providing President Trump with small increments, as opposed to Trump’s original request of $25 billion. In exchange, Democratic White House Officials demanded President Trump set up “Dreamer” protections to salvage the DACA program.

Democrats and Republicans have been working jointly in trying to get as much done before the end of the month. Emily Holubowich, a senior vice president at CRD Associates, is stunned by Congress’ effectivity. “The fact that Congress is doing its job shouldn’t be amazing, but it is,” said Holubowich to the Los Angeles Times.

“A shutdown’s not good for anybody, whether Republicans or Democrats,” Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby told Politico. “I want to do everything I can to avoid a shutdown,” he later added.

In light of President Trump’s impending threat, both Democrats and Republicans have been working together to pass “minibus” appropriations bills that will prevent crucial agencies from suffering cutbacks or even ceasing operations.