{"id":2041107,"date":"2023-09-22T05:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T05:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:49:32","slug":"white-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one\/","title":{"rendered":"White House prioritizes blaming GOP over preventing shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2041107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>White House \u200bFocuses on Tying Republicans\u200d to Economic Fallout as \u2064Shutdown Looms<\/h2>\n<p>With a government \u200bshutdown \u2063looming, the Biden White House is intensifying its efforts to hold Republicans\u200d accountable for \u2064the negative economic \u200dconsequences, rather than \u200cresolving the legislative \u2063stalemate in\u200b the\u200b first place.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials \u2063are actively\u200d engaging with congressional lawmakers ahead of\u200c the September 30 deadline and \u200dsupporting the bipartisan effort in\u2063 the\u200c Senate to fund \u200cthe \u2062government through normal appropriations channels. However, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s attempts to pass \u2062a standalone Republican-backed continuing resolution\u200b have once again failed,\u2062 as six Republicans blocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-demand-hold-on-biden-commerce-pick-over-huawei-concerns\/\" title=\"Republicans Demand Hold on Biden Commerce Pick Over Huawei Concerns\">defense spending bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>President Biden \u2062Unlikely to\u2062 Sign Republican-Only Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>White House officials have indicated that President Joe Biden \u200bis unlikely to sign a Republican-only resolution into law, even as \u2063the Senate faces its own obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>While a\u200d government shutdown may cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one\/\" title=\"White House prioritizes blaming GOP over preventing shutdown.\">short-term economic contraction<\/a>, it would be overshadowed by \u200bthe potential consequences of \u2063the United \u2064States defaulting\u2064 on its debt this summer. Once the government reopens, the economy could experience\u2064 a rapid expansion, which could benefit Biden in an\u200b election year.<\/p>\n<p>The White House firmly believes that \u200bit is Congress&#8217;s responsibility \u2063to fund the government. Combined with \u200bMcCarthy&#8217;s inability\u2062 to control his own caucus, the White House expects Republicans to bear the blame for any economic downturn \u2062resulting \u2063from the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Senior administration officials have\u2064 publicly argued that the spending levels proposed \u200dby Republicans fall far short\u200d of the agreed-upon cuts outlined\u200b in the debt ceiling \u200dagreement brokered by\u200c Biden and McCarthy earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2063the White House \u2063has been issuing \u2062memos detailing the potential consequences of \u2062a government \u2064shutdown for voters across the country, including in areas championed by \u200bconservatives like border security.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the \u2063White \u2063House sent out a fact sheet \u2064outlining some of \u2062the \u200cimpacts of a shutdown,\u200d such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>800 fewer U.S. Customs \u2064and Border Protection agents and\u200d officers,\u2064 potentially leading to increased drug smuggling<\/li>\n<li>125,000 seniors and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-plan-as-government-shutdown-looms-ignore-the-house-and-follow-the-senate\/\" title=\"Biden's strategy amid imminent government shutdown: Disregard House, align with Senate.\">children losing access<\/a> to healthcare and nutritional services<\/li>\n<li>110,000 children\u2063 losing slots\u2063 in\u2063 the Head Start program<\/li>\n<li>40,000\u200c fewer teachers, affecting approximately 26 million students<\/li>\n<li>145 fewer local law enforcement \u200cofficials due to Department of \u200dJustice cuts<\/li>\n<li>250,000 workers losing job\u200b training and employment\u2063 opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Wednesday, the \u2064White House sent a\u200c second memo highlighting how Republican funding proposals\u2063 would significantly cut \u200dfunding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter months. The White \u200bHouse claimed that McCarthy&#8217;s continuing resolution would cut LIHEAP by \u2063$2.52\u200d billion nationwide, impacting nearly 5.13 million households.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing, White House press\u200b secretary Karine Jean-Pierre \u2062criticized Republicans for breaking the debt ceiling agreement\u200b and failing to unite behind a single proposal. \u200dShe urged\u2062 them to &#8220;do their job&#8221; and\u200b keep the\u2062 government open.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200b Jean-Pierre \u2064acknowledged that agencies are preparing \u2063for\u200c a potential shutdown, she emphasized that \u200cthe\u200b best plan is\u2063 to avoid \u200bone altogether.<\/p>\n<p>As the deadline\u2063 approaches, the Biden administration remains committed to holding Republicans accountable and ensuring \u2063the government remains funded.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the\u200b White House argue that prioritizing partisan agendas\u200c over the well-being of the American people is detrimental to the stability \u200dand prosperity of the country?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Licans\u2063 in \u2062the continuing resolution\u2063 are inadequate\u2062 and fail to \u200daddress the urgent needs of the American people. They have pointed out that the Republican proposal does not include funding for \u200bkey priorities such as infrastructure, education, and healthcare. The White House\u2064 argues that without\u2063 adequate funding, these crucial sectors of the \u2062economy will suffer, resulting in\u2062 job losses and decreased economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the White House is\u2064 highlighting the\u200d fact that Republicans\u200d are \u2063prioritizing partisan agendas \u2064over the\u2064 well-being of the American people. They accuse Republicans of using the threat of a government \u2063shutdown as a political weapon to oppose Democratic initiatives and gain \u2064leverage.\u200b The White House argues that this approach\u2063 is\u2063 irresponsible\u2063 and detrimental to the stability\u2064 and prosperity of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has been proactive in\u2063 communicating with the public about the potential economic repercussions\u200c of a government shutdown. Senior officials have been appearing\u200b on news outlets\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-cares-cuomo-channels-hillary-in-response-to-damning-report-on-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Cares?\u2019: Cuomo Channels Hillary in Response to Damning Report on NY Nursing Home Deaths\">holding press conferences<\/a> \u2063to emphasize the negative impact that a shutdown can \u200chave \u200con businesses, workers, and the overall economy. They have stressed \u2064the importance of finding a bipartisan solution\u2063 to \u2063avoid such a scenario and have\u200d urged Republicans to \u2063join Democrats in passing\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-threatening-to-pass-year-long-stopgap-spending-bill\/\" title=\"Dems Threatening to Pass Year-Long Stopgap Spending Bill\">comprehensive spending bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u200bhighlighting the economic consequences of a shutdown, the White\u200c House is also emphasizing the \u200bpotential harm that a default \u200don the country&#8217;s debt could cause. \u200cThey point out that a failure to raise the debt ceiling\u2064 would have serious\u200d implications for the financial \u200cmarkets, interest rates, and the \u200coverall stability of the \u2064economy. By tying Republicans\u200d \u200bto the economic fallout of a\u2062 shutdown, \u200bthe White House hopes to put \u2063pressure on them to\u200c reach a resolution and avoid a default.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062White\u2062 House&#8217;s strategy of blaming\u2062 Republicans \u2064for the economic fallout of a potential shutdown may be effective in\u200c shaping public opinion, it remains to be\u2064 seen \u200cwhether it will \u200dlead to a resolution in Congress. Republicans have\u2063 their own\u2064 concerns and priorities, and they\u200c may be unwilling to compromise on certain issues.\u2064 The coming days will be crucial in determining whether a government shutdown can be\u2063 averted \u200band if Republicans and Democrats can come\u2062 together \u200cto\u200b pass\u2062 a comprehensive spending bill that addresses the needs \u2064of\u2063 the country.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u200dBiden White House is intensifying its efforts to tie Republicans\u200d \u200cto the economic fallout of a potential government shutdown.\u200d By highlighting the negative consequences of a shutdown and\u2062 a\u2063 default on the \u200ccountry&#8217;s debt, the White House hopes to\u200b pressure Republicans into reaching a resolution and avoiding such outcomes. \u2063Whether this strategy will be successful remains uncertain, but the White House is determined to hold\u200c Republicans accountable for the \u2064economic\u2063 consequences of their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a government shutdown approaching, the Biden administration prioritizes linking Republicans to economic consequences rather than resolving the legislative deadlock. 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