House Republicans say they have a proposal to prevent a government shutdown, but Democrats are unlikely to get behind it so it’s more of a political maneuver.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced Wednesday morning that there will be a vote this week on a bill that would stop the salaries of the president and congressional lawmakers in the event of a government shutdown resulting from an impasse on the budget. Under the legislation, a previously passed House bill that cuts $61 billion from the remainder of the fiscal year would become law in the wake of a government shutdown. Democrats oppose the size of the cuts in the House GOP plan and blocked it in the Senate.
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