Congress is poised to shut down the federal government Wednesday, potentially affecting national parks and more than 60,000 federal government workers in New Mexico.

Republican leadership in the House and Senate want to pass a continuing resolution that keeps the federal government funded into November, while longer-term appropriations are negotiated. But Democratic leadership wants subsidies for health care included in the temporary funding measure. Their proposal would reverse some of the spending cuts made in the summer tax package and extend federal subsidies for health insurance.

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