How to End Shutdowns Forever

How to End Shutdowns Forever

Senate staffers wait for their bosses as a rare bipartisan lunch takes place behind closed doors. (Photo by Gabe Fleisher)At least once a week — and sometimes more — all the Democratic senators and all the Republican senators gather for two separate lunches at the Capitol.Those strict party lines were scrambled Thursday, when Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI) invited the entire chamber for a rare bipartisan lunch in the Kennedy Caucu…

This Is the Shutdown That Doesn't End

Gather round and let me tell you a fantastical tale of the past, when government shutdowns were highly unusual. They didn't even occur until the 1980s, and none lasted for more than three days until 1995. We're now in the sixth shutdown since the start of the Clinton administration. Today is the 23rd day since the government ran out of funding, still short of the 35-day record set during the first Trump presidency, and although there are sporadi…

This Is the Shutdown That Doesn’t End

This Is the Shutdown That Doesn’t End It just goes on and on, my friends. By David A. Graham, The Atlantic  Gather round and let me tell you a fantastical tale of the past, when government shutdowns were highly unusual. They didn’t even occur until the 1980s, and none lasted for more than three days […] Source