Weekend Yields No Shutdown Resolution As Washington Impasse Continues
A large chunk of the furloughed federal work force is headed back to the Pentagon, and those who remain at home or are working without paychecks are a step closer to getting back pay once the partial government shutdown ends.
Still, a resolution to the impasse itself is nowhere in sight.
House Speaker John Boehner doesn’t see one. Asked Sunday how the standoff ends, he was uncertain: “If I knew, I’d tell you.”
The Ohio Republican added President Barack Obama can call him any time to start negotiations to end the shutdown. “He knows what my phone number is,” Boehner said on ABC.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Sunday that Congress should act immediately to reopen the government because the votes are there to pass a temporary budget measure.
“There are no winners here,” Lew said on NBC. “Every day the government is shut down does real harm to the American people.”
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