Government Shutdown Looms Unless Lawmakers Extend Funding

“We have disagreements about health care policy. But you don’t shut the government down. You don’t say the fact that you disagree about a particular tax provision is an excuse for shutting down the people’s government and all the essential services that come along with it.” “Good morning, everyone.” “Morning.” “Good morning.” “We are ready. We are willing. We are able. What we will not do is support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of the American people. Republicans control the House and the Senate. And as a Republican president, if the government shuts down, it’s because Republicans want to shut the government down.”