Government Shutdown 2013 – Who Is To Blame

Bloomberg Businessweek senior national correspondent Joshua Green examines the politics behind the potential government shutdown, the efforts of former Senator Jim DeMint to push the defunding of Obamacare and the GOP’s overall political strategy. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

So who is to blame for a government shutdown 2013?

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Federal employees would be the hardest hit if there is a government shutdown, but impacts would be felt beyond Washington D.C. Food inspections, tourism, and the economy would be affected as well.

Lawmakers now face a midnight Monday deadline to complete a stopgap spending bill to avoid a shutdown.