U.S. President Barack Obama's refusal to work in a bipartisan way has led to the first partial government shutdown in 17 years, said U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Thursday, who insisted a key part of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, should be delayed for one year.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday urged the Senate to take action in a timely manner and pass a stopgap government funding bill in order to avert the first partial government shutdown since 1996.