The federal government is on track for the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and frustration is growing in Washington and across the country.
So why does this keep happening? What’s the real impact so far? And how might it all end?
Jonathan Burks from the Bipartisan Policy Center is here to explain what’s at stake, from which programs are already hit hard and how “essential” workers are chosen, to what it will take to finally bring Washington back to the table.
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