Bases where civilians could be facing furlough. The u. S. Government is now hours away from a shutdown. It hasnt happened in 17 years. Today democrats and republicans were blaming each other as president obama warned the country about the consequences of failing to fund the federal government. Mike viqueira joining us live from capitol hill with the latest. Mike . John there is no deal at this point. President obama called all four leaders of congress, basically laid down the law once again, he would not allow obamacare to be held hostage to a spending bill or a little bit later a debt ceiling bill. Unfortunately right now House Republicans continue to tie funding of the government to idealogical demands like limits a womans access to contraception or delaying the Affordable Care act, all to save face after making some impossible promises to the extreme rightwing of their party. Lets get you caught up to date of what has hand over the course of the last several hours. It was last satur
Good morning, and happy to have you with us. This is al Jazeera America. For the first time in 17 years the u. S. Government has shut down. The house and senate could not come to a deal to pass a temporary budget to keep things running. So when the clock struck midnight federal agencies were ordered to start shutting down. Harry reid placed the blame squarely on the tea partys shoulders. It is embasing that these people that are elected to represent the country, are representing the tea party, the anarchists and that the majority of the house are falling every step of the way. This is an unnecessary blow, to america. Earlier on monday night, president obama called the republican speaker of the house john baner to ask him to pass a spending bill without undermining the Affordable Care act better known as obamacare. The Health Care Law which goes into effect, has been a main Sticking Point for republicans. The house has made its position known very clearly. We believe we should fund the
And people anxious for government flood relief in colorado could be waiting even longer. Plus the impact felt on wall street well before the midnight deadline as the markets tumbled on shut down fears. It has been a long day and a long night on capitol hill butter add this moment the senate and the house appear to be far from an agreement. There you see senator Chuck Schumer in the Senate Speaking at the moment. If they cant make a deal by midnight eastern time the government will shut down. As this evening is about to become morning, republicans and democrats still firing verbal attacks on each other while the American People are watching and waiting. But there are developments. Mike viqueira, mike. For those who are frustrated by the snails pace that sometimes happens around here may be heartened by at least the fact they have batted this ball back and forth several times but to no avail. It started out today in the senates court when the senate stripped out yet another delay in the
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From my daughter. Women faces these challenges. Women are considered too emotional to have Public Office. I dont have a problem having a tear in my eye when something affects me. In a nutshell, women are helped with very different standard than men, even in 2013. Us is not ok. This is what i have been fighting against my entire career. I know quite well what it is like to be the only woman at the table and it is difficult. I will admit i was hesitant to run for office until i decided it was time for a change. When i was first sworn into the senate in 1993, i was only the 16th woman ever elected to the 1790. Husetts senate since pretty disgusting, isnt it . [laughter] when i was elected resident of the senate in 2007, i was the first woman ever to be elected to lead a legislative body and at massachusetts. In massachusetts. [applause] today only 25 of our legislature is women and in the senate the number has only grown to 13 . This is not just a problem in massachusetts. 18 of the seats