President Obama says conservative Democrats holding the country hostage . The GOP -led GOP passes a spending plan that defunds Obamacare . The two-stage process includes the possible government shutdown at the end of the current fiscal year on September 30 if there is no compromise on a spending resolution , followed by a potentially even more rancorous debate over raising the debt ceiling . wolf and Republicans reject the measure , setting up a budget showdown . Without a new spending resolution , the government shuts down starting the first 11 weeks of the fiscal year .
President Obama says conservative Democrats holding the country hostage . The GOP -led GOP passes a spending plan that defunds Obamacare . wolf and Republicans reject the measure , setting up a budget showdown . Without a new spending resolution , the government shuts down starting the first 11 weeks of the fiscal year .