On the Brink of a Government Shutdown

No pain, no leverage.

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GOP hardliners aren’t negotiating with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as government shutdown looms. Government Relations Strategist Liam Donovan joins The Dispatch to break down how we got here and:
-Ukraine’s funding
-Senate pushing a Continuing Resolution to stave off a shutdown
-McCarthy’s House resistance
-Gaetz pushing for a betrayal

Show Notes:

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  1. Payette

    Helpful discussion. But those who are being obstructionist just to be obstructionist should be compelled (how?) to state their vision for the House & the country. Is that too much to ask?

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  2. Philebus

    You all need to stop with the movie references - no comprendo. Never mind...it's probably just me.

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    1. Kvleininger

      I agree! I think I’ve only seen 3 or 4 twenty-first century movies… most memorably The Darkest Hour and The Green Book. And I also don’t watch many modern TV series. We watch old Poirot and Miss Marple series, and the more recent Foyle’s War and Inspector Alleyn. Hard to beat late 20th century TV mysteries (but I’m just an old fuddy-duddy), especially those from BBC.

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