Posted on 02/26/2011 10:52:54 AM PST by ColdOne
As the March 4 deadline looms for a government shutdown, President Barack Obama warned Capitol Hill lawmakers not to “allow gridlock to prevail,” urged them to resolve the partisan stalemate and compromise on a short-term federal budget.
“Both Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate have said they believe it’s important to keep the government running while we work together on a plan to reduce our long-term deficit,” Obama said in his weekly address to the nation Saturday. “Given that, I urge and expect them to find common ground so we can accelerate, not impede, economic growth.”
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