Shutdown Will Stop IRS Audits, But Not Obamacare Exchanges

The House and Senate are on pace for a government shutdown. After the Senate rejected language in the House-passed bill that would have defunded Obamacare, the lower chamber met over the weekend. The result was a continuing resolution that would scrap the medical device excise tax and delay Obamacare for one year. In response, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pledged to oppose the House measure. There seems almost no chance that a compromise will be reached by the deadline, so some government o...