Government Shutdown Possible as Congress Debates Budget Cuts

Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org The prospect of a federal government shutdown inched closer after the House passed a funding measure calling for billion in cuts to this year’s budget. President Obama has threatened to veto the bill. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Times’ John Harwood about whether lawmakers will strike a deal by the March 4 deadline.

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