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their goal to remind members of conscious not to renege on their promise to reduce spending. seat countdown clock yourself. countdown to the shutdown.com. anna, thank you for being here. the tea party goes back to capitol hill to try to bring what message to whom? >> the message to our elected officials, speaker boehner, harry reid, they need to do what it takes to fix the budget problem we have on our hands. the inevitable dav day of reckog has come. it's our money that's being miss spent. and we are saying enough is enough and the government has to behave in the same manner the
month pushed consumer confidence down. stocks were up today. the dow gained 81. the s&p 500 added nine. the nasdaq finished ahead 26. prices at the pump are up slightly. the national average is $3.59 a gallon. the april 8 deadline when funding for the federal government runs out, is fast approaching. and some lawmakers say they will not support another short-term funding bill. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports on the growing likelihood of a government shutdown. >> with report members of congress posting web pages like countdown to the shutdown.com accusing democrats of refusing to negotiate, new york democratic senator chuck schumer was caught on tape before a conference call with reporters urging fellow democrats to blame the tea party wing of the g.o.p.
to act on the bill. we knee reducing spending will lead to a better environment for job creators to create jobs in america. we've done our job. now the senate says we have a plan. well, great! pass the damn thing, all right? send it over here and let's have real negotiation. bill: so america is wondering whether or not the shutdown can be avoid. republican paul brown of georgia can with me now and sir good morning to you. >> hi bill, thanks for having me in. bill: thank you and welcome to "america's newsroom". the comment from the speaker certainly got our attention and you're going to hear that throughout the day. >> yes. bill: you established a website to talk about the shutdown and looming budget matters. what does that website do? >> well, it's countdown to the shutdown.com, bill. what the american people need to understand is i believe very firmly that the democrats back during the lame duck session laid out a political plan to shut down the federal government to reelect president obama to put nancy pelosi back in the speaker's chair and to give
gasoline prices have this month pushed consumer confidence down. stocks were up today. the dow gained 81. the s&p 500 added nine. the nasdaq finished ahead 26. prices at the pump are up slightly. the national average is $3.59 a gallon. the april 8 deadline when funding for the federal government runs out, is fast approaching. and some lawmakers say they will not support another short-term funding bill. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports on the growing likelihood of a government shutdown. >> with report members of congress posting web pages like countdown to the shutdown.com accusing democrats of refusing to negotiate, new york democratic senator chuck schumer was caught on tape before a conference call with reporters urging fellow democrats to blame the tea party wing of the g.o.p.