Sunday Breakfast Menu, Sept. 22

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House Republicans set the stage Friday for a budgetary fight that could lead to a government shutdown, pushing through a plan that would defund President Obama’s health care law. Senate Democrats said they would not support it.

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas and one of the strongest proponents of eliminating spending on the health care law, will appear on “Fox News Sunday.” Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, will respond to Mr. Cruz, as well as comment on the efforts to rid Syria of chemical weapons and security issues related to the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard last week.

Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, will appear on CNN’s “State of the Union” to talk about the budget battle that could trigger the first government shutdown since 1996.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, will talk about the navy yard shooting, which left 12 people and the gunman dead. Also, Sandy Phillips, the mother of one of the shooting victims in Aurora, Colo., last year, will share her thoughts on strengthening gun laws.

Also on NBC, four lawmakers will weigh in on the coming budget fight: Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota; Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah; Representative Barbara Lee, Democrat of California; and Representative Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee.

Senators Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, and Representative Matt Salmon, Republican of Arizona, will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Also, former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will weigh in on current United States diplomatic relations.

On CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” former President Bill Clinton will discuss Syria, the potential for a government shutdown in the United States and the possibility that his wife,  Hillary Rodham Clinton, will run for president again.

Representatives Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, and Tom Graves, Republican of Georgia and supporter of defunding President Obama’s health care law, will appear on ABC’s “This Week.”

On C-Span’s “Newsmakers,” Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, will talk about the budget fight.

Representative Tim Huelskamp, Republican of Kansas, will talk about the coming budget and debt ceiling debates on Bloomberg’s “Capitol Gains.” Also, Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor and the president of the University of Purdue, will weigh in on gridlock in Washington, education and the possibility that he will reenter politics in 2016.

Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington AND chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee, was on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital,” which was broadcast on Friday with repeats over the weekend.

Telemundo’s “Enfoque” features a wide-ranging interview with President Obama on topics including Syria, last week’s shooting in Washington and immigration reform. Then Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican of Florida, will weigh in.

Representatives Xavier Becerra, Democrat of California, and Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican of Florida, will appear on Univision’s “Al Punto” to discuss the dwindling prospects for immigration reform.