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    No end in sight

    More than 800,000 federal employees continue to go without pay in what could soon be the longest government shutdown yet.

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    By Josh Barro • Jan 11, 2019 • 51m Listen

    The 21-day current government shutdown as of Friday, has no end in sight. President Trump continues to weigh declaring the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency and build a barrier using money set aside for disaster aid. Gene Sperling was the former director of the National Economic Council for Presidents Clinton and Obama during shutdowns in the 1990’s and 2013. He says the shutdown is holding the country hostage.

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      Josh Barro

      Former host of Left, Right & Center

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      Elizabeth Bruenig

      Staff writer, The Atlantic

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      Rich Lowry

      National Review / KCRW's Left, Right & Center

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      Producer, The Treatment

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      Rosalie Atkinson

      Associate Producer, Left, Right & Center and All The President's Lawyers

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      Gene Sperling

      Clinton campaign

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      Dr. Evelyn Farkas

      Executive director, McCain Institute; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

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      Josh Brown

      CNBC Contributor, CEO at Ritholtz Wealth Management

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