1 Oct 2021

US government shutdown could be on the way

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 1 October 2021

The countdown to a government shutdown is on in the United States.

The Senate is preparing a vote on an emergency bill to keep the lights on in the White House, with funding for federal agencies set to expire in a couple of hours.

Politicians are staring down a number of other deadlines, which has caused divisions among the Democrats.

Members of President Joe Biden's own party have threatened to blow up his domestic agenda, which includes a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Washington correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann.

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