As government shutdown looms, Democrats scramble to pass spending and budget measures

The U.S. is inching closer to a potential economic crisis and government shutdown as Congress clashes over President Joe Biden's agenda and key legislation. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.

[RoadTripAA]

I wish they had put this much focus on the border crisis.

[stafonvoncamron]

Sink it all. Sink all those crazy over spending bills.

[digidanshow]

Let me get this straight... Congress wants to spend about 5 trillion dollars in two upcoming bills but the federal government needs to borrow MORE money just to "keep the lights on". How can a government survive having to borrow money just for normal functions?

[francescogorbechov]

This is going to be worse than the great depression

[KitC]

Ask yourself why Google keeps deleting my comments about the SSI restoration act of 2021 that would help a 9 million disabled human beings in America not be below the poverty line.

[templar]

And Joe will just go back to his basement

[Basic_Barbie]

Always money, money, money.. I swear if these people would stop stealing it and using for their pathetic selves we wouldn’t be in such a crisis.

[aaa]

need to borrow billions or trillions year after year ? Quit spending and make cuts across the board

[NJGIRL]

Yes let’s go ahead and sink the country into massive debt. Great 👍 idea

[yukozuna]

Shut it down and leave it down. #VoteLibertarian

[heavenlyblue]

Shut it down!
We should not be spending money, and expecting our children and grandchildren to have to pay for our irresponsible spending.
We should be ashamed of ourselves for letting federal politicians get away with this!

[filmandflourish]

Democrats fighting with one another haha. Good job. Also, we all know there won't be a shutdown.

[karendimmette]

That bill is never gonna happen Joe mansions gonna see to that the bill is gonna come down before it goes anywhere and everybody knows it

[blancau]

Theater. In new bill anytime $600 or more is paid out, say you buy a sofa, will be reported to the IRS! Hardly any money on infrastructure bill is for infrastructure, read it. Goes to billionaires. Shutdown will affect small businesses.

[karendimmette]

They need to stop acting like a bunch of babies and come together and get this done. This shutdown should not be happening.

[karendimmette]

People from West Virginia and people from Arizona hear this if if they don't come together and vote to spill in we need to vote them out they are doing nothing but hurting us

[vassienix]

Didn’t nobody have a problem with it when Trumps team needed their money bills passedThey need to Pass it .The reason we in this mess is because lack of funding for the Middle class and poor and programs .and rich always get their Money and stocks .

[janiegonzalez]

Psaki said the $3.5 doesn't cost anything, so why raise the debt ceiling?

[chrisamon]

Shame on Biden. He should step down and resign from the Presidency.

[Captain__cooked]

Ah yes let's continue to spend money despite us not raising the debt ceiling which is already absurdly high. I'm sure nothing will go wrong