UPDATE: The troop funding bill just passed in the House —> 247-181. More detail on this legislation can be found here. It now appears that a “shutdown” is going to happen. And the fault of the “shutdown” will be on the shoulders of Harry Reid and Barack Obama. Why? Because Obama is threatening to veto the only piece of legislation [...]

By Adam Bitely and Rebekah Rast – What happens if the government shuts down? Well, nothing really, and the consequences of a shutdown are really rather mundane. The worst part of it all, Congress would still be working, oh, and all government museums and tourist sites will close. For a more in-depth look at what day-to-day life would be like [...]

“From a partisan point of view, I think it would be the best thing in the world to have a shutdown” – Former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman Howard Dean RE: The Republican led House of Representatives passed a spending plan this past February for Fiscal Year 2011 with $61 billion in spending cuts—because last year the Democrats never passed [...]

By Robert Romano – “It looks increasingly that Democrats are attempting to orchestrate a government shutdown, hoping to lay blame at the feet of Republicans, not unlike the 1995-96 shutdown.” So says Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson. How else to explain the fact that Senate Democrats failed to muster the votes for their own continuing resolution to keep [...]

The House voted 335-91 to approve legislation that would continue funding the federal government through March 18, and would prevent a shutdown in the short-term. But for the shutdown to be totally prevented this week, the Senate would have to approve this legislation before March 5. Six House Republicans voted against the measure: Rep. Amash – Michigan Rep. Bachmann – [...]

By Adam Bitely – Unless Congress approves legislation before March 5, many federal government operations will “shut down” or so we are led to believe. While the House has already approved a Continuing Resolution that includes $61.3 billion in spending cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, the Senate has left itself with just a few days to pass [...]

By Rick Manning – The U.S. Senate returns from their ten day President’s Day break on Monday facing a deadline for funding the federal government of Friday, Mar. 4. Like a kid who puts off his homework until the night before it is due, Washington will be abuzz of talk of government shutdowns as Harry Reid and his merry band [...]