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Government workers protest the possibility of a federal shutdown Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Chicago. Nearly 100 employees from federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development rallied in a downtown plaza on Monday. Thousands of workers could be furloughed if the shutdown materializes. Protesters held signs reading "Jobs Not Furloughs." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) ( Budget Battle-Chicago Protest )

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (C) leaves a Republican Senate caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. If House Republicans do not find common ground with President Obama and Senate Democrats on the federal budget then at midnight large sections of the government will close, hundreds of thousands of workers would be furloughed without pay, and millions more would be asked to work for no pay. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182551752 )

House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, walk through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other Monday as they took the federal government to the brink of a shutdown in an intractable budget dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Budget Battle )

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., throws a football while waiting for to join other Republican House Members to call on Senate Democrats to "come back to work" on the Senate Steps of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 as the United States braces for a partial government shutdown Tuesday after the White House and congressional Democrats declared they would reject a bill approved by the Republican-led House to delay implementing President Barack Obama's health care reform. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ( CORRECTION Budget Battle )

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (C) arrives for a Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. If Boehner and the House Republicans do not find common ground with President Obama and Senate Democrats on the federal budget then at midnight large sections of the government will close, hundreds of thousands of workers would be furloughed without pay, and millions more would be asked to work for no pay. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182545842 )

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) arrives for a Senate Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182550116 )

With hours to go until a possible government shutdown, visitors tour the Rotunda of the. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Capitol officials said today that if a shutdown goes into effect, all organized tours of the Capitol and the Capitol Visitors Center will be suspended. The Senate has the next move on must-do legislation required to keep the government open, and the Democratic-led chamber is expected to reject the latest effort from House Republicans to use a normally routine measure to attack President Barack Obama's signature health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Budget Battle )

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., left, and House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Budget Battle )

A Capitol Guide Service employee (R) leads a group of tourists through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182540871 )

The Statue of Liberty, one of New York's premiere tourist attractions, is viewed from the Staten Island Ferry on September 30, 2013 in New York City. If Congress fails to pass a budget, the U.S. government would be forced to shut down at midnight on Monday. One of the results of a government shutdown would be the closing of all national parks including the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 182545636 )

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) arrives for a Senate Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182546324 )

Protester Scott Osberg (L) holds a placard calling republicans liars as US Senator David Vitter, R-Lousiana, and others speak during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523392516 )

(L-R) Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) leave a Republican Senate caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182551619 )

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R- Ohio, pauses during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting about the ongoing budget fight on Capitol Hill on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Budget Battle )

National Park Service guide Terry Papavasilis talks with visitors about the Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 as the government teeters on the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight unless Congress can reach an agreement on funding. A conservative challenge to President Barack Obama's cherished health care law pushed the federal government to the brink of a partial shutdown Monday, with the Senate expected to convene just hours before a deadline to pass a temporary spending bill. If no compromise can be reached by midnight, Americans would soon see the impact: National parks would close. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Budget Battle )

Government workers protest the possibility of a federal shutdown Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Chicago. Nearly 100 employees from federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development rallied in a downtown plaza on Monday. Thousands of workers could be furloughed if the shutdown materializes. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) ( Budget Battle-Chicago Protest )

President Barack Obama answers a question about the looming federal government shutdown from a reporter during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( APTOPIX Obama Budget Battle )

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., together with the Democratic leadership, gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, to discuss the budget showdown. From left are, House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Pelosi, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Budget Battle )

With hours to go until a possible government shutdown, visitors tour the Rotunda of the. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Capitol officials said today that if a shutdown goes into effect, all organized tours of the Capitol and the Capitol Visitors Center will be suspended. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Budget Battle )

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., right, holds up a passage from the Affordable Care Act concerning health care benefits for women as she tell reporters that House Republicans' fight against it is tantamount to a war against women, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Budget Battle )

A sign hangs on the door of the room where a Senate Democratic caucus is taking place about the ongoing budget fight, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Budget Battle )

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to a House Republican Conference meeting to discuss the ongoing budget fight, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican unity showed unmistakable signs of fraying Monday as Democrats and the White House vowed to reject tea party-driven demands to delay the nation's health care overhaul as the price for averting a partial government shutdown at midnight. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( APTOPIX Budget Battle )

Government workers, including Alfredo Valentin, protest the possibility of a federal shutdown Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Chicago. Nearly 100 employees from federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development rallied in a downtown plaza on Monday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) ( Budget Battle-Chicago Protest )

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., together with the Democratic leadership, gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, to discuss the budget showdown. From left are, House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Pelosi, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( APTOPIX Budget Battle )

National Park Service guide Terry Papavasilis talks with visitors about the Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 as the government teeters on the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight unless Congress can reach an agreement on funding. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Budget Battle )

US Senator David Vitter (C) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. Senator Vitter penned an amendment to nix subsidies for the health care of congressional staffers. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523392483 )

A protester holds up a placard calling republicans liars as US Senator David Vitter, R-Lousiana (L), US Senator Micheal Enzi (C), R-Wyoming, and US Senator Ron Johnson (R), R-Wisconsin, speak during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. Senator Vitter penned an amendment to nix subsidies for the health care of congressional staffers. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523392471 )

President Barack Obama pauses before a speaking about the ongoing budget battle from the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Obama is ramping up pressure on Republicans to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown. He says a shutdown would hurt the economy and hundreds of thousands of government workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( APTOPIX Obama Budget Battle )

Janette Dunder of Alexandria, Virgina, demonstrates against Congress and lawmakers' inability to pass a budget outside the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 182560139 )

In this handout photo provided by The White House, U.S. President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, which provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces during any period for which interim or full-year appropriations for FY 2014 are not in effect, in the Oval Office on September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images) ( 182564989 )

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to the House floor for a vote on the continuing resolution, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday night, Sept. 30, 2013. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are at an impasse as Congress continues to struggle over how to prevent a possible shutdown of the federal government when it runs out of money. President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Republicans Monday to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying that failure to pass a short-term spending measure to keep agencies operating would "throw a wrench into the gears" of a recovering economy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Budget Battle )

A vehicle drives by a maple tree, which is beginning to change colors, on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park near Elkton, Va., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Shenandoah National Park will close if parts of the government shut Tuesday because of the budget impasse in Congress. (AP Photo/The Daily News-Record, Nikki Fox) ( Budget Battle Shutdown )

The White House in Washington is seen at night, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. President Obama is ramping up pressure on Republicans to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying a shutdown would hurt the economy and hundreds of thousands of government workers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Obama Budget Battle )

Karen and Tom Jacobs, of Carrollton, Texas, look out over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2013. National parks would close Tuesday if an agreement is not reached on the federal budget. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) ( Grand Canyon Shutdown )

President Barack Obama prepares to make a statement on the ongoing budget battle from the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Obama is ramping up pressure on Republicans to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown. He says a shutdown would hurt the economy and hundreds of thousands of government workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Obama Budget Battle )

A U.S. Navy sailor walks past a row of guns aboard the USS Constitution, in Boston, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The USS Constitution, an 18th century naval warship, is among prominent Boston-area historic sites that would be affected Tuesday should a partial shutdown of the federal government occur at midnight. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ( Budget Battle Massachusetts )

From left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Budget Committee, speak to reporters after the Democratic-led Senate rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Budget Battle )

Tourists enjoy the view from the Lincoln Memorial late September 30, 2013, as a government shutdown looms over such attractions just after midnight. This and many other non-essential government run institutions will be shut down to tourists if the US Government closes down. AFP Photo/Paul J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523393144 )

US President Barack Obama (4th-R) speaks about the potential government shutdown and budget showdown with Congress as he holds a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 523395515 )

The US Capitol in Washington is seen on September 30, 2013 as a possible government shutdown looms. The United States stumbled to within hours of a government shutdown, as a budget duel between President Barack Obama and Republicans threatened America with a self-inflicted economic wound. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523397461 )

Tourists on "Segways" are seen on the National Mall before the illuminated Washington Monument on the eve of a possible government shutdown as Congress battles out the budget in Washington, DC, September 30, 2013. In case of a government shutdown most of the tourist attractions in the US capital will be closed to visitors. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 523398606 )

Reporters check their smartphones while waiting outside US House Speaker John Boehner's office at the US Capitol in Washington on September 30, 2013 as a possible government shutdown looms. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523399527 )

US Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz waits for an elevator after a vote on the Senate floor at the US Capitol in Washington on September 30, 2013 as a possible government shutdown looms. The Senate killed the newest House measure to delay President Barack Obama's health care law as part of a federal funding bill, driving government to the brink of shutdown. Just hours before a midnight deadline, Congress is in the thick of a bitter impasse over federal spending, which runs out with the new fiscal year on October 1 unless a stopgap budget is approved. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523399841 )