GlenTopia By Glen Turpening Jr

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Shutdown Fever Again Grips Washington.

Funding the government in 2024 will be an uphill battle with no resolution in sight. (The Hill)

Speaker Johnson


Funding for the government is the bane of both the left and the right because disappointing core constituencies means electoral defeat and nothing is more important than appropriations. The deficit continues to grow with entitlements eating up the majority of the non-discretionary spending but reducing benefits is a political minefield and generally off limits. Picking other programs to cut lies at the heart of the spending fights.