A debt deal twist is shifting Congress’ shutdown gameplan
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It’s only June, and already Congress is threatening to ruin New Year’s Eve.
With just over three months until the next shutdown deadline, the two parties are nowhere near a bipartisan deal to fund the government by the start of the new fiscal year. So top lawmakers are predicting that Congress will revert back to its worn-out habit: punting until the holiday season. It’s a classic forcing mechanism when members are particularly eager to escape the Capitol dome.
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