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The government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history. sheril.substack.com/p/shutdown… #uspol

So why does the 21st disruption of federal funding since 1976 feel... normal?


Shutdown Before the Fall?

Why this routine "crisis" should serve as a warning.
Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Jeff Phillips
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Jeff Phillips
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Because compromise has become a dirty word in both parties. I suspect at least 60% of the House would be willing to support a compromise on the budget but they fear the electoral consequences of working with "the enemy". Congress is broken, and I believe it will require completely new leadership to fix it.

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