BR- 10/1/13

This article is about the government and how it shutdown for the first time since 1996. The longest government shutdown lasted for twenty-one days. The democrats and Republicans are in a stalemate about the spending bills and the blow of President Obama's health care law. The president called the Congress leaders and said that it was up to them to pass a budget on time.

1. What is making the decision on the budget so difficult?
2. Should the president be doing more?
3. What should us citizens do to make the decision easier?