'Less than an hour before the funding deadline, House Republicans were set to formally request a bicameral committee late Monday evening to hash out some middle ground between the Democratic Senate's "clean" government funding bill and the GOP-led House's proposal to delay a key part of Obamacare and nix health care subsidies for congressional staffers.
"It means we're the reasonable, responsible actors trying to keep the process alive as the clock ticks past midnight, despite Washington Democrats' refusal – thus far – to negotiate," the GOP aide said. '
Hostage-takers aren't "reasonable and responsible," even if they decide it's okay for everyone in the room to sit down while they still hold a gun to the hostage's head. The GOP's basic proposition — Give us everything we want or we cause massive damage to the economy and harm people dependent on the federal government — doesn't suddenly become"middle ground" if they change everything to some things.
Shutdown to begin as Congress remains deadlocked
Federal government officials told agencies to begin executing plans for a partial government shutdown Monday as Congress failed to reach an agreement on a funding measure. In a memo to executive branch officers sent less than half an hour before a midnight deadline, Office of Ma …
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