Obama Vows to Force Government Shutdown

Barack Obama and Joe Biden at White House

Washington Times - The White House has vowed to veto the short-term spending bill House Republicans voted on this afternoon that would provide a budgetary “safety net” while the parties work on a long-term deal. Hours later the House passed the safety net bill anyway on a mostly party-line 247-181 vote. Without a short-term extension, lawmakers face two options: either reach a deal on a broad bill to fund the government for the rest of this year, or else have the government shut down as of midnight Friday. “If presented with this bill, the president will veto it,” the White House said in an official statement of policy objecting to the House’s offer. The White House said it was “a distraction from the real work” on reaching a broader agreement. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Obama Vows to Force Government Shutdown