Republican lawmakers are trying to lay the blame for the looming shutdown of the U.S government on Senate Democrats.
The spending plan for the U.S. government ends at midnight Washington time on January 19.
U.S. President Donald Trump thinks a shutdown very well may happen, while legislation to keep the government running through February 16 is making its way through the U.S. Congress.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan is placing the blame for the political impasse on the Senate Democrats.
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The Senate Democrats have tried to include solutions to other political problems with looming deadlines including funding for children's health care and DACA - defered action for childhood arrivals - which expires March 5.
On the Senate floor, Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Senate Democrats, blamed mixed messages and White House chaos for the inability to reach a deal.
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