No Exit Plan for Boehner as Government Shutdown Begins

Shutting Down

As the House passed a midnight shutdown deadline, there was no way out for Boehner, report Eleanor Clift and Ben Jacobs.

Published Sep. 30 2013 7:49PM EDT

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At midnight, for the first time in 17 years, the federal government shut down. A game of legislative ping-pong continued into Tuesday morning as House Republicans sought to delay Obamacare and the Senate declined to follow suit.

Eleanor Clift

Ben Jacobs

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No Exit Plan for Boehner as Government Shutdown Begins

As the House passed a midnight shutdown deadline, there was no way out for Boehner, report Eleanor Clift and Ben Jacobs.

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Eleanor Clift

Ben Jacobs