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Government Shutdown, Yet Again

Midnight, December 22, 2018, marked the beginning of the nation’s 11th government shutdown [1

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Ideology over Governance

The threat of a government shutdown receded this week after the Republican-controlled Congress… References and Footnotes Mark Henson, "Cuomo: Shut down the Government over Guns," The Hill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩Peter Weber, "Why Other Countries Don't Shut down Their Governments," Oct. 2013. ↩Hans Spakovsky, "What Happens During a Government Shutdown?" The Heritage Foundation, July 30, 2013. ↩Dylan Matthews, "Here Is Every Previous Government Shutdown, Why They Happened and How They Ended," Washington Post, Sept. 25, 2013. ↩Luke Johnson, "Newt Gingrich vs. Bill Clinton: Political Rivals Had Stormy Partnership," The Huffington Post, Dec. 22, 2011. ↩Robert Longley, "Government Shutdown? - U.S. Government Info/Resources - Date: 10/24/99," About.com US Government, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩ Stephen Dinan, "House Passes Spending Bill to Defund Obamacare," Washington Times, Sept. 20, 2013. ↩ Peter Schroeder, "Obama's Ultimatum: No More Short-term Spending Bills," TheHill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩