Government Shutdown Looms

10:47

September 30, 2013

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas talks during a TV interview about the impasse over federal funding and the Affordable Care Act, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hours before a threatened government shutdown, the Senate has the next move Monday on must-do budget legislation that has fueled a bitter congressional dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law. (AP)

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Noah Bierman, reporter for the Boston Globe. You can read his latest piece on the potential shutdown here.

Boston Globe "Compromise elusive, Republicans and Democrats engaged in finger-pointing Monday just hours before the first government shutdown in 17 years, driven by an intractable budget dispute over President Barack Obama’s signature health care law."

The Atlantic "Tea Party members say they are expressing the public's will. Gee, if only there were some way to judge popular sentiment in a democracy."

Red State "But the more pressing and important matter is the Medical Device tax. Republicans want to repeal this tax and will see doing so as a big win. Democrats, with them, call it a stupid tax. Conservatives, preternaturally disposed to support the repeal of any tax, want to support it. Heck, I want to support it."

National Journal "The government will shut down at midnight unless Democrats and Republicans reach a budget deal to keep it open, but with just hours to go, the two sides remain very far apart."

This segment aired on September 30, 2013.

Government Shutdown Looms

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