washington white house confident craft deal avoid government shutdown foresee compromise lawmakers include increase defense non-defense spend white house legislative affairs director marc short say thursday interview reuters short also say trump want corporate tax rate 20 percent tax cut package debate congress despite president say recently could end high trump hold meet democratic republican leaders congress thursday work bridge differences u.s. budget avoid stop government service will go along additional spend non-defense side short say potential compromise deal government spend hopeful ... find pathway get two-year budget cap deal enable budget writers put together bill fiscal year 2018 boundaries fiscal year 2019 well say short say white house stand firmly behind goal 20-percent corporate tax rate part plan tax overhaul currently congress trump recent reference possible 22-percent corporate tax rate product conversations lawmakers short say think reflect conversations hear ... intend signal endorsement raise corporate rate say see countries like great britain go 20 see ireland 12 percent potentially go single digits 20 percent high feel comfortable go short say expect congress approve republicans tax effort year though trump may sign 2018. say white house support deal agree senator susan collins would restore billions dollars subsidy payments call cost-sharing reductions csrs health insurers exchange support tax bill reduction corporate tax rat delivery tax rat middle income families simplification tax code price csr payments transaction will make susan collins say short say president eager find legislative solution immigrants bring unite state illegally children previously receive protection defer action child arrivals daca program anxious solve problem feel like fund military fund government hold hostage short say democrats make solution daca key priority house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi say thursday would shut government issue short say confident shutdown would avoid market americans worry go make sure government stay open fund priority say short say administration plan outline priorities welfare reform next year along infrastructure bill would top legislative priorities 2018 though time would depend congressional calendar say short also say white house would support legislation lay address sexual misconduct lawmakers white house supportive also think recognize ability congress self-regulate say short top interlocutor white house congress become frequent guest television explain trump policies suggest stay put despite recent report say could leave administration plan go anywhere say exclusive white house n't foresee shutdown trump want 20 percent corporate tax