On October 1st, the Republican members of congress voted to change the rules of the House so that only the speaker of the house could bring the budget to a vote, prior to this, any member of the house could put budget up to the vote. If put to a vote, the a clean CR budget would pass, the government would open, and these shenanigans would end. Republican Speaker of the House Boehner is singlehandedly keeping the government shut. Unprecedented and Unconscionable.
UPDATE: It was pretty much a party-line vote, held at 1am on October 1st.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd-iaYLO1A&w=640]
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