Breaking News: Congress again misses deadline to avert government shutdown

View in your browser     Congress again misses deadline to avert government shutdown For the second time in less than a month, Congress has blown past a deadline to avert a government shutdown. The latest shutdown, which technically started at midnight Thursday night, came after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) refused to let the Senate speed up a budget deal. Paul objected to several requests to move up an initial vote on the spending deal to before the midnight deadline as leadership raced to stave off a brief, partial closure. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Healthcare Leadership Council  Over 55 Million Seniors Need the Senate to Protect Medicare. The Time is NOW for the Senate to Listen to America’s Seniors and Pass the IPAB Repeal. Protectmedicarenow.org             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.