Washington, D.C. In anticipation of a potential government shutdown, the White House wants to ensure that any responsibility would rest squarely on House Republicans at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Since members of the ruling party in the House refused to honor a bipartisan spending agreement from earlier this year, the majority party had been immobilized in its efforts to enact a financing bill until Saturday.

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President Joe Biden wishes the rest of the nation shared his perspective. It's a dubious idea at a time of rabid political division when many Americans are firmly entrenched in their partisan camps regardless of the facts.

However, a short-term budget package was agreed by the House on Saturday to keep government offices operating until November 17 despite an impending midnight deadline. To move the measure to the Senate, which was meeting in a rare weekend session, Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for significant budget cuts and counted on Democratic votes.

The timing of a shutdown would be problematic for Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for re-election and already confronts low poll ratings and economic worries in part because of his message of steady leadership in Washington. Suppose Congress does not take action by the end of the day, federal employees would no longer be paid. In that case, personnel shortages might impede air traffic, and some of the most needy families in the nation would no longer receive food assistance.

Shalanda Young, the White House budget director, responded "absolutely not" when asked if Biden should take responsibility for the closure, accusing Republicans of being careless with people's lives. "I won't pay the guy who takes out the trash in my office," she remarked. "That is actual. And that's what aggravates me.”

In a presentation to friends on Thursday, Anita Dunn, Biden's senior adviser, attributed the impending shutdown to "the most extreme fringe" of House Republicans. She remarked, "We have to hold them accountable" and "make sure they pay the political price."

The impasse on lifting the debt limit earlier this year led to the current predicament. McCarthy, a Republican from California, demanded that Biden negotiate expenditure reductions before he would allow the federal government to issue debt.

After first refusing, Biden conceded to budget negotiations and came to a bipartisan agreement that prevented the first-ever default. Although it's uncertain whether they have the necessary support, a group of House Republicans have pushed for more significant expenditure cutbacks and vowed to remove McCarthy as speaker if they don't get their way.

The White House has declined to engage in negotiations, citing an existing agreement that House Republicans are refusing to abide by. Officials from the administration have also emphasized how a shutdown would result in missed military paychecks and a delay in providing aid to victims of natural disasters.

Republicans have provided plenty of unexpected assistance to the White House messaging strategy by slamming their hard-right counterparts. Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, a Republican, stated: "Just throwing a temper tantrum and stomping your feet frankly, not only is it wrong, it's just pathetic." Recently, even McCarthy said some of his caucus members "just want to burn the whole place down."

At a fundraiser on Wednesday outside of San Francisco, Biden asserted that McCarthy is more concerned with preserving his position as speaker than keeping the government open. The speaker is choosing between his speakership and American interests, Biden added. While Trump was president, Washington saw partial shutdowns last up to 35 days, but Biden warned his funders that Republicans would shut down the government for weeks or even months.

"It would be disastrous for us, especially if it became long-term," he declared.

The situation is very different from the 2013 government shutdown, according to Romina Boccia, the director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute and a veteran of Washington's fiscal disputes.

Republicans at the time were united in their efforts to obstruct the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Even then, it was unsuccessful. Boccia noted that after the shutdown began, "It didn't provide any more leverage" and that "Republicans caved and reopened the government when they learned the hard way that they weren't going to get their way."

"It's not clear what they're trying to get out of a government shutdown this time," she said. “Everything just appears to be broken.”

According to several polls before the anticipated shutdown, Biden and Democrats in Congress might be mainly held responsible for it. However, Americans in general, have two interests that contradict the government budget.

According to our website survey, over 60% believe the government spends too much money. Still, majorities also favor increased funding for Social Security, health care, and infrastructure. This gives some Republicans the opportunity to claim that the public supports their proposed spending reductions. Still, it also justifies expenditure on initiatives expected to result in more significant deficits in the future. The expected shutdown coincides with Biden stepping up his reelection campaign for the following year. As inflation has decreased and the unemployment rate has remained low over the previous few months, the president has assumed full responsibility for the economy's performance.

But new dangers are on the horizon, and most Americans feel pessimistic about the future of their nation.