Government Shutdown Threatened By Republicans Over Planned

Congressional budget negotiations collapsed before dawn on Friday without agreement, putting the government on the way to turn off when the funding of federal agencies ends at midnight.

Senior Congressional officials said the negotiations in the Capitol ended about 3 am, and that no new talks were scheduled. President Obama late on Thursday called on negotiators to reach agreement in the morning, so the government would not have been put in motion the mechanism for switching off.

Officials said that the Democrats made concessions on both money and politics, and moved to the position of House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio theCongressional budget negotiations collapsed before dawn on Friday without agreement, putting the government on the way to turn off when the financing of federal agencies ends at midnight.

Senior Congressional officials said the negotiations in the Capitol ended about 3 am, and that no new talks were scheduled. President Obama late on Thursday called on negotiators to reach agreement in the morning, so the government would not have been put in motion the mechanism for switching off.

Officials said that the Democrats made concessions on both money and politics, and moved to the position of House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, the overall level of spending, agreeing to a $ 37 billion in cuts, with less the outcome of the Pentagon than the Democrats had initially sought .

Democratic officials familiar with the negotiations said that the proposed restrictions on money for family planning remains a major stumbling block, and that attempts to resolve disputes through alternative but to allow a separate vote on the floor of the issue has not been successful. Democrats said they were told that the Republicans vote against abortion social conservatives will be necessary to move any budget measures at home. Total costs by agreeing to $ 37 billion in cuts, with less the outcome of the Pentagon than the Democrats had initially sought.

Democratic officials familiar with the negotiations said that the proposed restrictions on money for family planning remains a major stumbling block, and that attempts to resolve disputes through alternative but to allow a separate vote on the floor of the issue has not been successful. Democrats said they were told that the Republicans vote against abortion social conservatives will be necessary to move any budget measures at home.