Congress faces another potential government shutdown on January 31st as lawmakers struggle to resolve the same issues that caused a record 43-day closure this fall.
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It’snotgoingtogetanybetter.
Thegovernmentcloseddownforarecord43daysthisfall.Andifyouthoughtyou’dseentheworstofCongress,ittrulywon’tgetanybetterwhenthemajorityofthefederalgovernmentcouldshutdownintheweehoursofJanuary31st.
That’sright.Lawmakershaveyettoaddresstheveryissueswhichsparkedthisyear’sastonishingshutdown.Someofthosearelegislative.Somearepolicyrelated.Andthebiggestproblemsarepolitical.
Frankly,thepoliticalonesmaybethemostchallenging.
Let’sstartwiththemostobviouswaystoextinguishawintertimecrisisinWashington.
SHUTDOWNISOVER,BUTWASHINGTON’SBUDGETBRAWLISJUSTGETTINGSTARTED
IncludedintheinterimbilltoreopenthegovernmentwerethreebillstofundmajorsectionsofthefederalgovernmentthroughSeptember30,2027–theendofthecurrentfiscalyear.Congressadoptedthreeofthe12appropriationsbillswhichrunthegovernmenteveryyear.ThoseareLegislativeBra
