Oct 15
WASHINGTON — House Republicans withdrew their ill-starred proposal to keep the government open Tuesday night after conservative groups objected, leaving in limbo any plan to reopen the government or prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt.
The Treasury Department has warned that America is in danger of defaulting starting Thursday, risking economic calamity.
House leaders had set a 5:40 p.m. rules hearing to move ahead, but canceled it after the Heritage Foundation, Red State and FreedomWorks all slammed the proposal as unacceptable. Democrats earlier hammered the plan as out of bounds.
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