Shutdown ends but its damage will last
Podcast, Episode 137
CQ Homeland Security Editor Patrick B. Pexton discusses the details of the deal between President Donald Trump and lawmakers to end the shutdown. Max Stier, president of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, says it has done lasting damage to the civil service and that Congress must never allow it to happen again.
Show Notes:
- Trump, congressional leaders agree to open government for three weeks
- Democrats optimistic they can reach broader border deal with Trump