By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:13 EST, 1 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:48 EST, 1 October 2013 The White House never though the government would actually shut down and as a result West Wing officials hardly spent any time over the past week planning for it, an administration aide said. It was only at the weekend after House Republicans decided to prolong their fight on health care and send a budget bill back to the Senate with a one-year delay in Obamacare, that the reality of the situation became apparent. Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in 17 years at midnight on Monday.
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West Wing officials have hardly spend any time planning for Monday evening's shutdown because they didn't think it would become a reality
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Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in 17 years at midnight on Monday
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An estimated 800,000 federal workers faced furloughs though many were told work a half day Tuesday
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President Obama told the military he'll push Congress to re-open the government as soon as possible
‘It has failed to pass a budget and, as a result, much of our government must now shut down until @placeholder funds it again.’