WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives has failed to advance a Defense Department spending bill for the second time in a week.

With a potential government shutdown looming at the end of the month, Virginia U-S Senator Mark Warner says he is concerned.

He told reporters Thursday afternoon that no state is hit harder during a government shutdown than Virginia.

Warner added that he just does not get how someone can think a shutdown is in the best interest of the country or even their short-term political interest.