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Poll: Politicians acting like children
Crossfire hosts talk with Brad Woodhouse and Andy Roth about rhetoric and leaders acting like spoiled children.
In the Crossfire: will the government shut down?
(CNN) - Let's start with the obvious question: Will the government shut down this week? Most likely.
Republicans and Democrats can agree on that. It's everything else that has them bickering and blaming. And unless they strike a deal on a spending bill Monday, the government will begin closing shop at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
After weeks of congressional back-and-forth, the ball is now in the Senate's court. It meets at 2 p.m. Monday to decide what to do next.
A shutdown, while likely, isn't a foregone conclusion. The deadline is midnight - and one day can be a long time on Capitol Hill.
Here's a quick Q&A to get you caught up on what happened over the weekend and what to look forward to Monday.
Tonight in the Crossfire: hours away from a potential government shutdown, Andrew Roth, Vice President of Government Affairs for Club for Growth, and Brad Woodhouse, President of Americans United for Change and former DNC spokesman, join hosts Newt Gingrich and Van Jones.
We want you to weigh in. Do you think the government will shut down? Vote by responding below, replying to our tweet, or by commenting on our Facebook post.
Government shutdown at midnight
CNN Crossfire host Van Jones and CNN Political Commentator Ari Fleischer break down both sides on CNN's New Day.
Carly Fiorina and Ralph Nader debate Obamacare
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and former CEO Carly Fiorina debate Obamacare and alternative health care solutions.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader makes the case that government involvement in health care can work.
Gingrich: Obama must negotiate with GOP
Newt Gingrich and Rep. Keith Ellison begin with a debate on whether the president and the GOP can negotiate together.
In the Crossfire: Reps. Ellison and Gardner
Days from the government shutdown showdown, the Obama administration on Wednesday released the first look at the cost to consumers of the federally run health care exchanges that launch October 1, saying that premiums under Obamacare will be lower than originally projected.
“Five days from now, on Oct. 1, millions of Americans who don’t have health insurance because they’ve been priced out of the market,” Obama said, “they will finally be able to buy quality, affordable health insurance.”
Despite Republican efforts to delay or defund the law, the president pressed, “The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.”
Tonight in the Crossfire: two members of Congress, Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat who supports Obamacare, and Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican who opposes the law, join hosts Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter to debate the costs of health care reform and the debt limit negotiations.
We want you to weigh in do you think the debt ceiling should be raised?
Carney to reporter: Let's go on 'Crossfire'
(CNN) – White House spokesman Jay Carney seems to have a new favorite strategy for ending heated exchanges with reporters in the press briefing room.
For the second time this month, Carney on Thursday challenged a reporter to a debate on CNN's "Crossfire."
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Casey: GOP has no plan for health care
Sen. Bob Casey says the GOP wants to repeal Obamacare but offers no solution. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss disagrees.
Casey: More debate needed on Obamacare
S.E. Cupp says Americans are unhappy with Obamacare and asks Sen. Bob Casey why there isn't more debate on the issue.
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Author, documentary filmmaker, historian, Speaker of the House (1995-1999), and 2012 Republican presidential candidate
Fmr. Obama Deputy Campaign Mgr. and W.H. Sr. Adviser, founder of Precision Strategies, fmr. Sr. Adviser to Maj. Leader Reid and Sen. Kennedy
Conservative columnist for New York Daily News, contributing editor at Townhall Magazine, commentator and author
Former Special Adviser for Green Jobs under President Obama, co-founder of Rebuild the Dream, author and attorney
