As the government shutdown approaches the one-week mark, conversations about whether Congress can come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling are cropping up on the Sunday talk shows.
Speaker John A. Boehner will be on ABCâs âThis Weekâ on Sunday for an exclusive, live interview. The Republican House leader will share his thoughts on the government shutdown and the coming debt ceiling fight.
Also on the program will be Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Representative Mick Mulvaney, Republican of South Carolina.
Jacob J. Lew, the Treasury secretary, will appear on CBSâs âFace the Nation,â CNNâs âState of the Union,â âFox News Sundayâ and NBCâs âMeet the Press.â The Treasury Department warned last week that an impasse over raising the debt ceiling could prove catastrophic for the economy.
Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who has angered some within his party over his recent efforts to defund President Obamaâs health care law, will also appear on âState of the Union,â as will Representatives Donna Edwards, Democrat of Maryland, and Steve King, Republican of Iowa.
In addition to Mr. Lew, âMeet the Pressâ will have Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, who will discuss possible resolutions to the shutdown. Representative Marcia L. Fudge, Democrat of Ohio and chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, will also appear.
Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, will talk about the shutdown on âFace the Nation.â Also on the program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who cautioned world leaders not to trust Iran in his speech at the United Nations last week.
Representatives Peter T. King, Republican of New York, and Tom Graves, Republican of Georgia, will appear on âFox News Sunday,â to discuss their partyâs perspectives on the shutdown, including the struggle between those who want to defund the health care law and those who do not.
Representative Jeb Hensarling, Republican of Texas and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, will talk about the looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling on C-Spanâs âNewsmakers.â
Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California, and Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, will be on Bloombergâs âCapitol Gains.â
Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, was on Bloombergâs âPolitical Capital,â which was broadcast Friday with repeats throughout the weekend.
Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, will appear on Univisionâs âAl Puntoâ to talk about the administrationâs place in the current gridlock. Representatives Xavier Becerra of California, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, will also be on the program.
Representatives Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, and Jeff Denham, Republican of California, will be on Telemundoâs âEnfoque.â