Kellie Lunney writes Scott Lilly, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, told the publication that current House members are different from the legislators who granted workers retroactive pay during the 1995-1996 federal shutdown.
House Republicans delayed a vote last week on a measure that aims to avoid a Sept. 30 shutdown, according to the article.
âWeâve never had a group of people this extreme, who have the kind of power these guys have,â Lilly said, the publication reports.
Lilly added a long-term government shutdown poses risk to the economy and national security.
Citing a Politico article, Lunney writes House GOP leaders are considering linking votes on a bill to increase debt ceiling, legislation to extend government funding and a measure to delay healthcare reform.
Steve Bell, senior director of the Bipartisan Policy Centerâs economic policy project, told GovExec the House should not take a recess if they have not yet decided on how to fund the government from Oct. 1.