Countdown to Shutdown: Negotioations
If all they can get is $3 billion, let it shut down. We need REAL progress towards cutting spending in Washington!
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Countdown to Shutdown: NJ Liveblogs the Remaining Hours of Negotiations
10:28 p.m.-- BREAKING: House Speaker John Boehner outlined the parameters of a long-term funding deal, telling his members in a closed-door meeting, "This is the best deal we could get out of them," according to a lawmaker in the room who asked not to be identified.
The deal is still not official, Boehner cautioned, but in a sign things are coming to a close, the House is preparing for a 5-6-day short-term continuing resolution with $3 billion in cuts, he told members, according to the lawmaker. The meeting is still underway. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to address the Senate at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
10:24 p.m. House Speaker John Boehner tells the GOP caucus, "This is the best deal we could get out of them."
10:23 p.m.-- Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the Hyde amendment “doesn’t seem to be good enough” for House Republicans, resurrecting the Planned Parenthood policy rider debate (many have speculated the rider was dropped from the package this evening).
9:59 p.m.-- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey on CNN:
"We're very impressed with the efforts that Republicans are making... At least they got the message out of the last election. It doesn't appear that the Democrats got it at all."
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