Elected officials, including Obama, Boehner and Reid, would be paid as usual during a shutdown unless Congress changes the law. Soldiers, law enforcement officers and other sunglasses 2011 government employees whose jobs are deemed essential would continue to work, yet wouldn’t get paychecks until the budget standoff is resolved. The Obama administration said it is preparing for a partial shutdown of government operations if Congress doesn’t act. That would suspend Internal Revenue Service audits and federal small- business loan processing, as well as government guarantees of some mortgages. No Pay About 800,000 “non-essential” federal workers face the prospect of getting no pay for time lost to the political impasse. While they’ve ultimately received back pay after previous shutdowns, it’s up to Congress to “determine whether ‘non-excepted’ employees receive pay for the furlough period,” according to a U.S. Office of Personnel Management website providing guidance and information on furloughs. Military, law enforcement, homeland security and other personnel deemed essential would remain on duty, though their paychecks would be delayed until the government reopens. Government programs that have an effect on the economy would be among the operations hit, including a suspension of loan guarantees by the Federal Housing Administration. The talks aim to forestall the first government shutdown since another Democratic president -- Bill Clinton -- clashed 15 years ago with congressional Republicans who also were attempting to scale back government spending. $40 Billion Boehner is seeking cuts of $40 billion from current spending, which is $7 billion higher than the $33 billion plan lawmakers had been working to assemble. While he has said he wants cut to come from programs that get funding through the annual appropriations process, Reid wants some cuts through programs such as Pell Grants and shop online 2011 transportation programs that have mandated funding levels that extend over several years. That would shield many domestic programs from deeper cuts.
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