Roy Meyers, Political Science, History of Federal Shutdown

'Shutdowns Are ‘All Games of Chicken.’

With large sections of the federal government shut down, thousands of public employees are bracing to work without pay until Congress and President Trump agree how to spend taxpayers’ money and reconcile ideological differences.

Mr. Trump said he’s prepared for a “very long” shutdown over his demand that a spending bill include $5 billion to build a wall along the border with Mexico.

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Posted: January 9, 2019, 3:26 PM