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Democrats failed to agree on what to do about health care reform. Lastminute wrangling did not reach a consensus, making a shutdown very likely. Initially, 700,000 federal workers will be affected, many told to stay home because they will not get paid. Moments ago, president obama urged House Republicans to rethink their strategy. Faction of one party in one house of congress in one does not government get to shut down the entire government just to fight the results of an election. Keeping the peoples government open is not a concession to me. Services running and hundreds of thousands of americans on the job is not something you give to the other side. It is our basic responsibility. President obama addressed the American Public a short time ago. We have more on the continuing battle between the two parties. The usa would not be closed shutdowness, but a would mean no visitors for the statue of liberty, none to National Parks like the grand canyon, and government offices would close,
This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am katty kay. A shutdown. After midnight tonight, the u. S. Shut down. Could be and a city in serial was destroyed by incendiary bombs, and we go back see how the children are still suffering. And he helped iran in the world cup. We are hearing from the american coach who is practicing diplomacy. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Most powerful government may shut its doors tonight as republicans and democrats failed to agree on what to do about health care reform. Lastminute wrangling did not reach a consensus, making a shutdown very likely. Initially, 700,000 federal workers will be affected, many told to stay home because they will not get paid. Moments ago, president obama urged House Republicans to rethink their strategy. Faction of one party in one house of congress in one does not government get to shut down the entire government just to fight the results of an election. K
And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am katty kay. A shutdown. After midnight tonight, the u. S. Shut down. Could be and a city in serial was destroyed by incendiary bombs, and we go back see how the children are still suffering. And he helped iran in the world cup. We are hearing from the american coach who is practicing diplomacy. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Most powerful government may shut its doors tonight as republicans and democrats failed to agree on what to do about health care reform. Lastminute wrangling did not reach a consensus, making a shutdown very likely. Initially, 700,000 federal workers will be affected, many told to stay home because they will not get paid. Moments ago, president obama urged House Republicans to rethink their strategy. Faction of one party in one house of congress in one does not government get to shut down the entire government just to fi
This is not the only place the snarling and bearing of teeth will be until somebody blinks and slinks away defeated. Bbc news, washington. Serious, ite not so would actually be funny. For more on this standoff, i spoke to a representative from oklahoma and asked about what the big issue was about shutting the government over. Is allink the big issue government funding runs out on september 30. Do we extend that for a period of days while we have a larger budget deal, and then the sequester with the mandatory spending cuts. I think we should. In the meantime, we would like to make some relatively modest changes in the president S Health Care proposal, again, one that only applies to members of congress and staff and Senior Executive appointees to not give them a special subsidy that no other american gets who is on the exchange, and second, while we are letting off the business, the president and he laid the mandate for them, not force individual americans into the system. If they want