A Government Shutdown is Looming—Again Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email March 19, 2010. The President in the Oval Office pressing Representatives to vote for the health care reform bill. In those final days before the vote, the President made hundreds of calls. ( The White House / Wikimedia Commons ) Produced by Mythili Rao Produced by PRI and WNYC