To the Point
How Likely Is Another Government Shutdown?
Congress has roughly 10 working days until the deadline to pass a budget — with time out for Jewish holidays and a speech by the Pope. The Iran nuclear deal, the Export-Import bank, the Highway Trust Fund, the debt limit and military spending are all waiting for action.
By Warren Olney • • 34m ListenCongress has roughly 10 working days until the deadline to pass a budget — with time out for Jewish holidays and a speech by the Pope. The Iran nuclear deal, the Export-Import bank, the Highway Trust Fund, the debt limit and military spending are all waiting for action. But a single issue may get in the way, with tea party Republicans defying their own leaders unless Planned Parenthood is de-funded.
If betting on politics was legal, the Washington Post says it would tell readers to, "Put some money on the government shutting down on October 1."
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Mike Kessler
freelance journalist
Paul Singer
USA Today
David Harsanyi
The Federalist
Paul Waldman
columnist for MSNBC
The full episode
2 of 3Will Single-Issue Politics Lead to a Government Shutdown?- 1:34Russia's Military Quietly Moves into Syria
- 8:22How Likely Is Another Government Shutdown?You’re reading this
- 43:03A New Species of Ancient Humans