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What Happens During a Government Shutdown?

By Bo Huttinger

Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

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Everyone is talking about a government shutdown if Congress can’t agree on a budget. But what exactly happens when the government shuts down? D.C. Decoder host Craig Crawford explains.

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