Republicans Kill Their Own Government Funding Deal as Shutdown Looms
Debate grew so heated ahead of the vote that the lawmaker presiding over the House broke his gavel when trying to bring the chamber to order.
Republicans are headed back to square one with their government funding bill after the GOP sank their own legislation on Thursday night, with more than three dozen members turning against their party due to the lack of serious spending cuts and a lengthy extension of the debt ceiling. The government will shut down at the end of the day on Friday if no deal is reached.
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