Assessing the bleak options for ending the shutdown

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Assessing the bleak options for ending the shutdown

CQ Budget Podcast, Episode 94

The shutdown is now the longest in modern history. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman and Doug Sword

Posted January 14, 2019 at 1:17pm

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As the longest shutdown in modern history enters its fourth week, CQ’s fiscal policy reporter Doug Sword assesses the options for ending the spending impasse. But none appear promising, as President Donald Trump has rejected the latest proposals.

Show Notes:

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