Boehner Plan on Debt Limit Stalls Amid Shutdown Standoff
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House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to avert a shutdown by shifting to a debt-ceiling fight ran into opposition from some Republicans in another setback for efforts to keep the U.S. government operating after Sept. 30.
As the Senate is set to vote today on a stopgap spending bill and send it back to the House, it’s uncertain if both chambers can strike a deal before funding authority expires.