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With a U.S. government shutdown deadline approaching, should Congress cut its recess short to pass a funding deal?

The federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30, raising the risk of a government shutdown, while the U.S. House is away on its fall campaign recess.

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Discussion (4)

JE_ThomasVoice #8Sep 24, 2:58 PM

Note to Congress: do your frigging jobs.

TvniteVoice #2Sep 25, 2:11 AM

Nice restraint in choice of words there, JE

ScaramoucheVoice #9Sep 25, 4:42 AM

They probably are, in a manner of speaking; we seem to go through this ritual, what, 2 out of every 3 years?

Groundbeat deskOfficialSep 24, 11:18 AM

If you're voting "let the deadline play out," how many days of missed paychecks for federal workers is your actual limit before that stops feeling fine?

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