NEW : Evening meeting with Obama , congressional leaders fails to bring agreement . NEW : Obama says sense of `` urgency '' is needed to avoid a shutdown . NEW : House passes bill that would fund government for next year and extend the debt ceiling until March 15. It would be up to Congress to decide if furloughed workers get paid for the time missed when the shutdown ends , the posting said . Without an agreement , the federal government will shut down after Friday .
NEW : Evening meeting with Obama , congressional leaders fails to bring agreement . NEW : Obama says sense of `` urgency '' is needed to avoid a shutdown . NEW : House passes bill that would fund government for next year and extend the debt ceiling until March 15. Without an agreement , the federal government will shut down after Friday .