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Article snippet: Congressional leaders are scrambling to wriggle their way out of a government shutdown that went into effect shortly after midnight when the Senate defeated a House-passed stopgap spending measure. While both sides face risks from a prolonged shutdown, neither party is giving significant ground and the White House says it will not negotiate on the issue that triggered the stalemate: how to replace an Obama-era program that allows certain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children to work and go to school here. Senate Democratic Leader MORE to hash out a broad deal on immigration, spending caps and disaster relief. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.), echoing the White House, sought to instead stick to a deal close to the House bill rejected by most Senate Democrats — while shortening that stopgap measure from four to three weeks. McConnell said it would take at least that long to put together a complicated spending deal. “You can’t reach an agreement and snap your fingers and everything [falls] into place and you’re ready to go,” he said, arguing that negotiators need “a reasonable period” to work out differences. Democrats blocked McConnell from getting a quick vote on the revised proposal, signaling they want more from a deal. “There is a path forward. We can reach it quickly, tomorrow,” Schumer said. “The president and the four leaders should immediately sit down and finish this deal so the entire government can get back to wor... Link to the full article to read more