republican house speaker john boehner proposed opening just some select parts of the federal government, really visible ones that people might complain about like, say, the v.a. or national parks. one by one republicans proposed they would just reopen things that they liked or were already missing or they were hearing complaints about, otherwise they would let the shutdown go on. tonight the house voted on three separate piecemeal bills to fund the national parks and v.a. and city government. all votes failed. so that was like plan k. plan l? maybe plan m? it s hard to keep track. is there a next plan and is it likely to work. joining me is congresswoman louise slaughter. thank you so much for being with us tonight.
fourth graders were all set to visit herman the sturgeon this week this friday but the hatchery is funded by the federal government. so the hatchery is closed and the teacher took this picture of students learning a government shutdown means. to the disillusionment of the fourth graders in oregon today and finance losses of more than 800,000 federal employees who will be missing paychecks as long as this goes on, not to mention all the work that goes on. today there was one half-hearted effort in congress to try to stop at least some parts of the shutdown. republican house speaker john boehner proposed opening just
they got the house, john boehner became the speaker. but before that election, before they even got control of the house of representatives, six months before that election republicans running for congress and conservative media and prominent voices on the right were already promising, already hoping that if the republicans could win themselves the majorities in the house, they would go for a government shutdown, even before they got elected. now, there s going to be a government shutdown, just like in 95 and 96. but we re going to win it this time and i ll be fighting on your side. so starve them of the fun, starve the bee, so to speak? absolutely and have the courage to shut down the government, if we have to. if we say, look, we re in partnership with the american
would do with power if they got it. and starting right after the election, just days after the 2010 election, they got to work on what they said they would work on. are you willing to participate in what would lead to a shutdown of the federal government to stop this monstrosity from going down the tracks? i think i agree with congressman boehner. we need to do whatever s necessary to make sure this bill never goes into effect. congressman, would you be willing, you just answered it with health care, but when it comes to fiscal policy, are you willing to participate in a shutdown of the government if it s the only way to get the president to come to the table? we will do what we have to do to shut down the government if we have to. you think if that were to happen, it wouldn t be as bad as people think it would be? do you think shut down ought to be off the table? i think everything ought to be on the table. most people in my district say shut it down. this country may
government stop working. they ran for office promising their base that s what they would do with power if they got it. and starting right after the election, just days after the 2010 election, they got to work on what they said they would work on. are you willing to participate in what would lead to a shutdown of the federal government to stop this monstrosity from going down the tracks? i think i agree with congressman boehner. we need to do whatever s necessary to make sure this bill never goes into effect. congressman, would you be willing, you just answered it with health care, but when it comes to fiscal policy, are you willing to participate in a shutdown of the government if