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U.S.FederalGovernmentShutdown:DailyUpdate#2

WednesdayEvening,October2,2013

TodaysHighlightsLittlemeaningfulprogresshasbeenmadetowardaresolutiontothecurrentgovernment

shutdown.ExperiencedprofessionalsareexpectingaprotractedshutdownlastingthroughOctober17,andpossiblybeyondastheWhiteHouseisnowexploringoptionsonthedebt

ceiling.

HouseofRepresentatives

TheHouseGOPcontinues topursue targetedCRmeasures.TheHouseRulesCommittee,

whichsetstherulesandproceduresunderwhichanybillwillbeconsideredonthefloorof

theHouse, approved a closed rule that allows floor action on the three bills thatwere

rejected Tuesday evening (which would have funded the District of Columbia, Veteran

Benefits,andtheNationalParkService)aswellastwoadditionalbillsfundingtheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)andtheNationalGuardandreserves.Aclosedrulemeansthat

no amendments could be offered by any member, although the privileged Motion toRecommitwouldbeallowed.ThemeasurefundingDCwaspassed intheHousebyvoice

vote.ShouldtheSenatealsopassthisbillandthePresidentsignitintolawaproposition

alreadyrejected-itwouldhavepermittedtheDistrictofColumbiatospenditslocalfunds

asproposedinitsmostrecentbudget.TheHousealsopassedthebillsauthorizingfunding

fortheNationalParkServiceandtheNIH.Rep.ChrisVanHollen(D-MD)attemptedtobringtheSenatepassedcleanCRthatwouldfundthegovernmentthroughNovember15tothe

floorthroughaMotiontoRecommitbuttheHousetabledthemeasuresothatHouseGOPmemberswouldnotbefacedwithanupordownvoteonacleanCR.

TheSenateisnotexpectedtotakeupanyofthesebills.

U.S.Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made an overture to House Speaker John Boehner

Wednesday,offeringvia lettertobeginnegotiationsonhealth careand tax reform ifthe

HouseRepublicanswouldpassashort-termCRtoreopenthegovernment.Themenalso

spokeviaphoneonWednesdaybutSpeakerBoehnerrejectedtheofferandheldfasttohis

position of refusing to consider a CR that did not also somehow limit or restrict the

AffordableCareAct.

Senate Democrats remain inclined to wait for a clean CR that would require no policy

concessions.Theyarealsostillexpressingstrongandunifiedoppositiontothepiecemeal,

targetedCRsthathavebeendroppedinthehouse.IfCongressfailstoshowprogressona

CRbeforetheweekend,thedebtceilingwillmostlikelybewrappedupintheeventualdeal.MostexperiencedMembersalreadyexpectthetwotobelinked.

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RecommendedReading

CNN:http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/01/politics/different-government-shutdowns/index.html?hpt=po_c1

POLITICO:http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/collision-course-continuing-resolution-debt-ceiling-congress-government-shutdown-97693.html?hp=t2_3

POLITICO:http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/government-shutdown-2013-day-

two-97719.html?hp=t1_3

WSJ:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304176904579111091033132998

.html?mod=WSJ_Election_LEFTTopStories

WashingtonPost:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/01/why-boehner-

doesnt-just-ditch-the-right/

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