Massa Temporary Continuing Resolution News Today

Right now the house is considering a continuing resolution, carl was just talking about it, to keep the government running for two more weeks. last hour house republican peter roskum told us if senate democrats walk away from the house resolution it will show they are actively engineering a government shut down. listen. >> i think the house republicans have acted forthrightly and clearly following up on what the american public said last november and that was that we needed to save in order to c...

Fight over how much to cut from the rest of this years budget not to mention next years $3.7 trillion spending plan. jenna: lawmakers have three days left to rereach the agreement or the government could shut down. they will likely massa temporary continuing resolution later today. senate democrats will have to go along. that is still a big question mark if we are going to avoid the shut down. lets talk to bob casey. hes the chairman of the joint committee. nice to have you back with us, sir. >>...

Shes reports were coming out back in 2001, but he argues, in the context of the keeping the government open and avoiding a shut down and cutting spending and stopping the excessive borrowing that the government has been involved in with a 14 trillion-dollar debt, its an opportunity to do serious cutting. listen to this. >> weve said enough is enough. our congress is about delivering results. we are going to continue to try and get our fiscal house in order, taking the first step this week with t...

Jenna: a short term continuing resolution bill expected to house in the -- today, that agreement extends government funding for the next two weeks so congress with work on compromise been the bill. our next guest says if senate democrats walk away from this offer theyre actively engineering a government shutdown. joining me now is a member of the republican leadership, congressman peter rothscam. why do you say that? >> i think its true. i think the house presidents acted forth rightly and clear...

Fiscal year. jim angle is keeping an eye on all of this, live from washington. where are we in the process now, jim? reporter jon, the house will pass a 2-week extension spending authority today called a continuing resolution or c.r., that will happen this after that and theyll send it to the senate. this particular bill would only cut $4 billion. thats two weeks worth of the 61 billion house republicans want to cut between now and october. some democrats are critical even of that amount, even t...