"Government Shutdown Threatens Pay and Welfare Checks, Biden Urges Americans to Stop Electing House Republicans"

President Biden criticized House Republicans for potentially causing a government shutdown and suggested that Americans should stop electing them if they fail to fulfill their responsibility of funding the government. He accused the GOP of reneging on a previous debt-ceiling agreement and warned about the negative impact a shutdown would have on the Black community, including the halting of housing discrimination enforcement and environmental justice work. Congress faces a September 30 deadline to pass legislation to fund the government, but House Republicans have not reached a deal among themselves or with the Senate and White House.