Rep. Gerry Connolly: Budget situation remains unclear

Midnight tonight marks the exact middle of the month of September. That means exactly 15 calendar days until the end of the fiscal year. There is still no clear...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)

Midnight tonight marks the exact middle of the month of September. That means exactly 15 calendar days until the end of the fiscal year. There is still no clear exit strategy in place to get the government funded for Fiscal 2016. So the possibility of a shutdown exists even though Republican leaders in both chambers say there will be no shutdown. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Government Operations, joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Tuesday's Congressional Spotlight. He said he thinks nobody knows exactly how the budget situation will play out.

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