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Is a Government Shutdown Better Than More Reckless Borrowing?

Short-term solutions and governing from crisis to crisis isn't working.

Reason

Watch: United States Senate reconvenes as government shutdown looms

The United States Senate reconvened after the summer recess on Tuesday, 5 September.

The Independent UK

Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business.

The Conversation

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Congress returns to try to stave off a government shutdown while GOP weighs impeachment inquiry

Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans also consider whether to press forward on an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

White House condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene threat to shut down government

Georgia Republican demands Biden impeachment inquiry as government funding due to run out on 30 September

The Guardian - US

Republicans demand ransom to free Trump

A government shutdown over something that will make no difference is a perfect illustration of the Republican Party

Salon

McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month

Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month

The Independent UK

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Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return

The Independent UK

Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

Congress and the Biden administration have until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. Hospitals deal with extreme heat. How to cope with losing a pet.

WEKU

Republicans target abortion pill access as government shutdown threat looms

House GOP seeks to end availability of mifepristone by mail and cut billions in low-income food benefits as part of budget fight

The Guardian - US

Risk of Fall Government Shutdown: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

The latest Congress stalemate risks a government shutdown in October 2023, spending cuts and a dent in GDP growth.

Kiplinger

Some Democrats are already warning of a government shutdown as budget battle with GOP takes shape

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease hardliners in his caucus and get the House moving again has some Democratic worried about the road ahead when it comes time to passing legislation to keep the government running

The Independent UK

GOP accused of breaking debt deal

Republicans have already "walked away from this deal," says Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Salon

Jeffries: GOP ‘driving us toward a government shutdown’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning GOP members "are driving us toward a government shutdown."

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WEKU

5 things people get wrong about the debt ceiling saga

Did spending by President Biden and the Democrats rack up the country's debt? Is a default the same as a government shutdown? Here are answers to things people often get wrong about the debt ceiling.

The Independent UK

Why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown

All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: McCarthy’s leadership strategy shows no sign of working

The Republican majority in the House isn’t even two months old, but it’s already clear that Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempt to mollify his party’s extremist faction risks hurting the country without guaranteeing the thing he wants most: to keep his job as House leader. There might not be immediate consequences…

Salon

Speaker battle could spark Medicare cuts

Some Republicans say threat of government shutdown is "non-negotiable"

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Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats show Republicans how lawmaking should be done

With the passage of a defense bill and an agreement on a spending package, the 117th Congress is wrapping up an extremely productive two years in office. This Congress, when Democrats held narrow margins in both houses, stands in sharp contrast to the last era of unified control of government,…

WEKU

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

WEKU

Congress dodges a partial government shutdown with a short-term spending measure

Lawmakers are still trying to iron out the details on a larger plan but say they have agreed on a framework for how to fund the government through September 2023.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers announce 'framework' on bill to keep gov't open

Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year say they’ve reached agreement on a “framework” that should allow them to complete work on the bill over the next week and avoid a government shutdown

Roll Call

Negotiations at standstill on omnibus spending package - Roll Call

If negotiators can't get a deal, the result could be another stopgap spending bill or potentially a partial government shutdown.

Salon

What will a GOP majority actually do?

Expect a government shutdown, new attacks on Social Security and Medicare and an end to Ukraine aid, for starters

Roll Call

Stopgap funding finale - Roll Call

Congress will return later this year to tackle an omnibus funding package, hurricane relief, coronavirus aid and more.

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