House Republicans will not seek to shut down the government if Democrats don’t agree to cut spending when funding expires at the end of March, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Sunday on NBC’s Meet The Press. At the same time, Ryan predicted that the sequester’s across-the-board spending cuts to domestic programs and defense are unlikely to be avoided.
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