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15 October 2013

Shutdown Day 8 Recap

The government shutdown status quo continued on Tuesday.
United States Government, Public Sector

The government shutdown status quo continued on Tuesday.

The House voted to fund the Head Start program (H.J.Res 84, passed 248-168) and to pay federal employees working during the shutdown on time (H.J.Res. 89, passed 420-0).

The House also passed H.R. 3273, which would establish a bipartisan, bicameral deficit reduction working group. As with the mini-CR strategy, the Senate and President Obama have expressed disinterest in this approach.

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