Conservative Republicans and some liberal Democrats are in revolt.
WASHINGTON–The
White House’s budget office held a conference call Thursday with all
federal agencies to review plans for a possible government shutdown, an
administration official said, reviewing protocol in the event Congress
doesn’t pass funding legislation by midnight.
A similar preparatory call was held on Dec. 4. The Obama
administration doesn’t expect a shutdown to occur on Friday because
lawmakers are still trying to round up support for a spending bill. But
if the talks falter, and a short-term bill isn’t agreed to quickly, a
partial shutdown could happen as of midnight.
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With this in mind, the conference calls with management-level
officials from all federal agencies were held out of an abundance of
caution.
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