Congress Didn't Agree on a Budget

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The House and Senate didn't
agreed on a budget, and that
could shut down the federal
government as early as next
week.

The main issue is surrounding
proposed spending cuts that
include budget cuts for New
York.

A plan the House passed Friday
cuts $61 billion and calls for
huge cuts to education funding
for New York: $36 million in
special education funds, $466
million in college Pell grants,
$30 million in aid to schools in
low-income neighborhoods and
12,000 slots in pre-school Head
Start programs.

Congress didn't agree on a budget
for this year and instead relied
on the continuing resolutions to
keep money flowing.

The $61 billion cut House Speaker
John Boehner pushed through last
week would lead to a budget that's
about $100 billion less than
President Obama asked for.

Democrats in the Senate are looking
at a temporary resolution to keep
running for a few weeks beyond March
4, buying them time to cut a deal
with the GOP. It's unclear whether
they'll get it.