Apr 06 Watch If Government Shuts Down, Where Would Blame Fall? Both Democrats and Republicans insisted they wished to avoid a government shutdown, but the budget stalemate continued Wednesday after both sides failed to agree on a deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the negotiations with Naftali Bendavid, congressional correspondent for The Wall… Continue watching
Apr 06 The Budget Debate: When Yin and Yang Don't Meet There is in Chinese philosophy, the concept we know as yin and yang: dark and light, cold and hot, male and female. Very simply put, the idea that opposites only exist in relation to each other. It takes a… Continue reading
Apr 06 Boehner, GOP Leaders Defend Budget Negotiations In a news conference Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders defended ongoing budget negotiations in the face of a possible government shutdown if an agreement is not reached by Friday. Boehner said that "the conversations are continuing,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch President Obama Calls for Compromise on Budget to Avoid Government Shutdown Pres. Obama made a brief statement on the potential of a government shutdown. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Speaker Boehner: 'Republicans have no interest in shutting down the government' House Republicans made statements and on the ongoing budget standoff. Continue watching
Apr 06 White House Warns of Shutdown Consequences The White House Office of Management and Budget warned Wednesday that a failure by Congress to appropriate money to fund the federal government before midnight on Friday would have a direct impact on the economy. According to a… Continue reading
Apr 06 Budget Negotiations Down to the Wire Two days. That's all congressional leaders have to agree on billions in cuts to a trillion-plus dollar budget in order to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday. While significant sticking points remain -- including the amount of… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Rep. Ryan on Proposed Cuts: 'Our Budget Literally Pays Off the Debt' President Obama and Republican lawmakers failed to break their budget impasse Tuesday, hastening the threat of a government shutdown. Judy Woodruff talks to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, who unveiled a plan calling for deep cuts and dramatic changes… Continue watching
Apr 05 The Government Shutdown Showdown, the Tea Party and Emptying Nesters To shut down or not to shut down? As the budget battles go on in Congress, that is the question in Washington. And in recent days it seems the momentum toward a shutdown has grown. On Monday morning… Continue reading
Apr 05 Rep. Ryan Reimagines U.S. Social Safety Net Via Budget Reform Proposal As part of an ambitious budget plan he unveiled earlier in the day, Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday afternoon called for an overhaul to the American social safety net, including reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing… Continue reading