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The latest stopgap funding bill runs out Jan. 19, and another would likely be needed \u2014 either to buy time for more talks if there is no deal or draft the details of a massive omnibus spending bill if there is a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key sticking point concerns defense spending. Republican leaders are pressing to raise statutory budget caps higher for the defense budget while Democrats are demanding a dollar-for-dollar increase on the non-defense side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe greatly respect him,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said of Mattis in a brief hallway interview after the lunches. \u201cEveryone in our caucus knows defense is important. We made the argument, \u2018So are non-defense things, help us get those.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis spoke at the Senate\u2019s weekly Republican caucus lunch at the Capitol before leaving to address Senate Democrats\u2019 lunch meeting. During the visit, some lawmakers were at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump to resolve another major issue stymying budget talks: immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lunches are closed to the press, but lawmakers said afterward that Mattis was well received in both rooms as he discussed the global security landscape and lamented both declining military readiness and budget unpredictability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe issue of the day is what will we do funding the government, and he, like most members of the Defense Department and most members of Congress, realizes it\u2019s ridiculous and not the way to handle defense appropriations,\u201d said Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey need that certainty of long-term appropriations. We need to stop this madness,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who opposed the former Marine four-star becoming defense secretary over civil-military balance concerns, complimented him Tuesday. She praised Mattis for telling Democrats he understands the need for investments in non-defense spending, while speaking plainly about the Pentagon\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>[Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2017\/12\/29\/congress-in-for-messy-start-to-2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Congress in for messy start to 2018<\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the most impressive things he said, that shows you how he thinks is, \u2018I understand the Department of Defense\u2019s job is to hold the peace for one more day so diplomats can do their work. You have to give me the resources to do that,\u2019\u201d said Duckworth, a combat-wounded Iraq war veteran. \u201cHe said he was talking to Secretary of State [Rex] Tillerson several times a day, and that was very well-received.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said Republicans and Democrats already agree the military needs more investment, but lawmakers still need to get a deal done on budget caps for it to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat takes negotiation and compromise; I\u2019m cautiously optimistic that we\u2019ll get there,\u201d Schatz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said Mattis made a compelling case for Congress to reach a bilateral, bicameral agreement with the White House \u2014 and avoid more stopgap funding bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/03\/how-often-does-congress-use-continuing-resolutions-to-prevent-government-shutdowns\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">How often does Congress use continuing resolutions to prevent government shutdowns?<\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor him to highlight to us the challenges our country faces and may face emphasizes the necessity of not letting us slip into another [continuing resolution],\u201d Moran said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis remains well regarded on both sides of the aisle, whether or not that substantially changes the conversation on Capitol Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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