If the shutdown is placed at this juncture, federal government services would get disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay.
President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue.
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. Senate will look to gain the upper hand over House Republicans in talks over governm.
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. Senate will look to gain the upper hand over House Republicans in talks over governm.