Shutdown As both parties attempt to shift blame on the federal government shutdown, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) is considering going back to the strategy he used to get the farm bill and the nutrition-only bill through the House – craft narrowly drafted appropriations bills (like splitting the farm and nutrition bills) and pass them with Republican votes only to get to the measures before the Democratic majority-controlled Senate. That process could start this weekend and the bills would be targeted to key issues. To date, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has refused to appoint conferees on the continuing resolution measures sent by the House, because the various versions contain language to reform or def...

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