Gregg: Govt Shutdown Fears "Absurd"
The Hill reports:
Worries that a Republican-led Congress would lead a shutdown of the government similar to the one carried out in 1995 are "absurd," Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said Tuesday.
Asked on CNBC's "Kudlow Report" what the prospects are of a government shutdown should the GOP take the majority in the midterms, the retiring senator said, "It's absurd. And I think this is just the left trying — you know, the media trying to create an issue that doesn't exist.
"That's not our goal at all. Our goal is to get control over the spending ... to do it in a responsible way," he continued.
Gregg sought to tamp down talk of a government shutdown and refocus the debate around President Obama's tax and spending policies, which Republicans are looking to capitalize on heading into the midterm elections.
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