Watch live: Obama statement on gov't shutdown fight

With Washington in the grips of government shutdown fever, President Barack Obama will make a 3:30 p.m. ET statement in the White House briefing room, his press office announced.

The president's remarks will come after the Senate approved legislation to fund the government through Nov. 15, then stripped out a House Republican measure to defund his overhaul of U.S. health care, a law popularly known as Obamacare.

The measure now heads to the House, where the Republican majority is divided on the path forward. Congress must approve a spending bill by Tuesday or face a government shutdown that experts warn will rattle the shaky economy.

Obama has repeatedly and categorically rejected Republican demands that he roll back Obamacare in return for averting a government shutdown.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-to-make-3-30-pm-statement-as-government-shutdown-fight-rages-190836459.html

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