House Republicans’ last-minute maneuver. US shutdown: Senate reaches fiscal deal. Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate have struck a cross-party deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the US debt limit.
Their bill must also pass the House, where a small group of Republicans are expected to join Democrats to send it to President Barack Obama. Shutdown ends with approval in both House and Senate, and Republicans suffer stinging defeat. Obama talked to White House employees in the State Dining Room, clinging to a vision that puts government at the center of American life while he tried to cajole Republicans into future capitulations President Barack Obama claimed Thursday morning that 'there are no winners' in the political fallout from the weeks-long flirting with government default, but then told the humiliated GOP to 'go win an election' if they wanted to change policy - not bring the country to the brink of disaster. 'The American people don’t see every issue the same way,' Obama conceded, reflecting on the fight that threatened to derail his massive health insurance overhaul plan, 'but that doesn’t mean we can't make progress.' He added: 'You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president, then argue for your position.
Go out there and win an election. Push to change it. 'Remember, the deficit is getting smaller, not bigger,' Obama said. Loyal opposition: Sen. He would need them. Marked man: Sen. Statement on Bipartisan Senate Agreement to Reopen Government, Avoid Default. 11th-Hour Senate Fiscal Deal in Works. Government Shutdown. US debt ceiling: Senate takes command as House plans fail. 16 October 2013Last updated at 07:34 ET.
Stock markets around the world hold their breath as America enters the final hours before catastrophic debt default. FTSE, Dow Jones and Dax all up after politicians strike 11th hour deal Ratings agency Fitch had put America's triple-A rating on negative watchUS politicians had until tomorrow to raise $16.7tn (£10.4tn) debt ceiling - lifting the cap on how much it can borrowRow over debt ceiling comes amid partial government shutdown in the USIMF warns that a US debt default threatens to trigger global recession By Nick Enoch Published: 10:07 GMT, 16 October 2013 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 16 October 2013 Stock markets staged a rally today after US politicians struck an eleventh hour deal to avoid a catastrophic debt default which had threatened the global economy.
The FTSE 100 Index had earlier plunged into the red as the prospect of the world's largest economy defaulting on its debt edged nearer, but by the close of the session updates from Washington had lifted it 22.5 points to 6571.6. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 200 points ahead, a rise of more than 1%. 'U.S. Priebus hits Dems who have voted against debt limit hikes. Live updates: The Shutdown. Rebels Without a Clue. House, Senate Republicans offer competing plans on debt-limit, government shutdown. “After a discussion about potential paths forward, no specific determination was made,” the White House said in a statement to reporters.
“The President looks forward to making continued progress with members on both sides of the aisle.” Obama’s meeting with about 20 House Republicans, including Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), lasted about 90 minutes. Obama was accompanied by Vice President Biden, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors.
The White House statement said the administration officials “listened to the Republicans present their proposal,” adding that Obama’s goal remains to both raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government. House Republican leaders initially offered a six-week increase in the federal debt ceiling in exchange for negotiations with President Obama on longer-term “pressing problems,” but they stopped short of agreeing to end a government shutdown now in its 10th day. Rep. Rep. Rep. House, Senate Republicans offer competing plans on debt-limit, government shutdown. Meet the new idiots, same as the… actually these idiots might be worse. Live Updates: Shutdown, Day 2. Slate.com: Government Shutdown & Debt Ceiling. Small-batch appropriations plan: New GOP idea makes no sense. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images It seems that the new buzz from House Republicans is about picking up on an idea Ted Cruz floated to do more artisanal small-batch appropriations to keep certain especially photogenic aspects of the government funded.
In the first instance, that seems to mean bills that would allow for the continued operation of the D.C. government, for the continued funding of veterans’ benefits, and for the continued operation of national parks. The idea, presumably, is that this will make the continuation of a shutdown of the rest of the government more tolerable and thus strengthen Republicans’ hands. Except like much of the GOP’s thinking about this, it fails the test of basic logic. Shutdown is bullish: Debt ceiling is bearish and shutdown makes it less likely. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
The Republican Party, Obamacare, and the government shutdown: The GOP’s suicide strategy. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images During the periodic budget fits that have seized Washington for the last several years, President Obama and his team have made a consistent claim about negotiating with Republicans.
No matter what the president tries, or whom he negotiates with, the White House can never make progress because congressional Republicans are controlled by a hard-right faction that refuses to compromise or accept anything less than total victory. House Republicans and the government shutdown: Why is the GOP not bothered by brinkmanship? Drew Angerer On Saturday night, House Republicans declared victory in the shutdown wars—again.
The Senate had given them a short-term continuing resolution that would fund the government until Nov. 15—funding everything, including the implementation of Obamacare. House Republicans responded with what several insisted was a “compromise.” The government would be funded through Dec. 15, but Obamacare would be delayed for another a year. What made this a “compromise,” anyway? “Sometimes I go back to basic civics,” said Ohio Rep. Burrow past the blandness of that quote and you’ll learn why the House GOP is so resolute in its repeal-Obamacare drive—and so unafraid of any negative consequences. Government shutdown is bad for Republicans: The GOP’s divisions and fissures are out in the open.
Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters Listen to John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the Day 2 shutdown developments.
During the Great Polling Disconnect of 2012, the Obama campaign, the press, and a number of pollsters thought that Barack Obama would win his second presidential election. Republicans and the Romney campaign were equally convinced the polls were flawed: The electorate would behave differently on Election Day. There was a clear loser in that experiment. Scalise's Obamacare replacement is a beautiful unicorn. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., is supposedly ready to unveil House conservatives' long-awaited replacement for the Affordable Care Act. Based on this description, I'm very curious to see what they come up with: “We address that to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions cannot be discriminated against,” he said.
He promised, however, that it would not “put in place mandates that increase the costs of health care and push people out of the insurance that they like.” So here's one example of the kind of costly mandate that a free marketeer might want to avoid—a mandate that insurance companies not discriminate against customers with pre-existing conditions. My strong suspicion is that Rep. Ted Cruz: Republicans Temporarily Forget How a Bill Becomes a Law. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images It's easy to read too much into the staging of Capitol Hill's many rote press conferences. Once, in 2012, John Boehner walked to the podium for his weekly 10-minutes-or-less on-camera briefing, cast a side-eye at photographers, and asked, "How many pictures of me wearing a tie do you need?
" US government shutdown after Congress fails to pass budget following attempt to delay Obamacare. David Cameron says the shutdown is a 'risk to the world economy'Republicans refused to authorise any more spending unless Congress delayed 'Obamacare' health reforms by a yearBut Democrats would not negotiate over Barack Obama's healthcare lawNational parks and government offices will be shut but the military and essential services will continueThis is the first government shutdown since 1996 By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 06:44 GMT, 1 October 2013 | Updated: 15:36 GMT, 1 October 2013 The U.S. government shut down nearly all services this morning after Congress failed to strike a deal to fund public spending before the deadline expired at midnight.
10 things affected by the US government shutdown. Government shutdown: What’s open, what’s closed. Government shutdown: what's really going on – and who's to blame? What's going on? Congress is fighting over how to authorise funding for the federal government beyond September. This used to be a fairly routine stage in the budget process, but has been hijacked by House Republicans, who are using the opportunity to make one last attempt to block Obamacare, the president's initiative to extend health insurance to those without cover. Democrats in the Senate are refusing to pass any so-called "continuing resolution" if it weakens Obamacare, making a government shutdown increasingly likely.
What's really going on? A battle for the soul of the Republican party is waging between conservatives with presidential ambitions or long-term ideological goals, and more moderate lawmakers who are worried about losing control of the House in the 2014 midterms. Trash will pile up in D.C. and walking on the National Mall will be ILLEGAL: How the government shutdown will paralyze the country and send 800,000 workers home without pay. Republican politicians pushing to have 'Obamacare' stopped by using the annual budget bill as a way to force their handPresident Obama insists he will not see his healthcare reforms gutted The last shutdown in 1995 lasted for 21 days and cost more than $1billion By Meghan Keneally Published: 01:14 GMT, 1 October 2013 | Updated: 12:47 GMT, 1 October 2013 The American government has shutdown and the first signs of the federal logjam became clear just after midnight.
Hundreds of thousands of National Parks Service workers, air traffic controllers and other federal employees have been furloughed as the House of Representatives and Senate failed to reach a compromise on the budget, meaning that much of the government could not continue to be funded after the fiscal year came to a close Monday night. The President's Office of Management Budget sent out a letter ordering agencies to 'now execute plans for an orderly shutdown' with no end date in sight. Meat inspectors for the U.S. US government shutdown isn’t the worst of it. 30 September 2013Last updated at 04:33 ET. US shutdown: an explainer for non-Americans. Please explain what just happened The US government has begun shutting its non-essential services. Hundreds of thousands of workers are waking up to the news that they are on unpaid leave, and they don't know how long it will last. Why is US on brink of government shutdown and 'catastrophic' debt default?
By Tanya Jefferies PUBLISHED: 13:47 GMT, 26 September 2013 | UPDATED: 13:47 GMT, 26 September 2013 US politicians are too divided to agree a budget or raise their $16.7trillion debt ceiling. LIVE: US shutdown and debt negotiations. ***What's the economic impact of a US government shutdown? 16 October 2013Last updated at 23:46 ET By Kim Gittleson BBC reporter, New York. Government Shutdown Risks Hurting The Housing Recovery.