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A full-blown government shutdown may be coming, if reported rumors circulating among top Republican lawmakers are true.

In the power centers amongst the House of Representatives, there is chatter about a temporary stoppage of funding that could throw a wrench in the federal budget, according to a new Axios report.

"People are predicting a shutdown," one GOP lawmaker confided to the news outlet. "Even if it's just for a few days."

Axios learned a subcommittee chair told a fellow House GOP member that members are either "close to reaching a deal or it's about to blow up."

The swirling rumors come months after Congress fended off a similar threat of a government shutdown passing a bill with an 87-11 total to back a temporary funding package.

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[–] ShunkW 51 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Don't worry, they'll blame the Democrats and their base will eat it up with a spoon.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No spoon needed they eat it at the source human centipede style

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Their base only get news in a closed system. The truth will never get to the base

[–] Viking_Hippie 5 points 10 months ago

Demagogue politician: "government is shit!"

Idiots vote for him and he proceeds to be awful at the government job he was elected for, mostly on purpose

Demagogue: "See? Government is shit!"

Demagogue gets reelected forever