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Stopgaps

With a shutdown averted, federal agencies face budget constraints — and inefficiency

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 1, 2021
Because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a series of spending bills before Oct. 1, agencies keep running on last year’s budget.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs a bill at the Capitol on Sept. 30 to fund the U.S. government and avoid a federal shutdown.
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Weekly Wrap

Tick, tock

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 19, 2018
Time is running out to avert a government shutdown.
The U.S. Capitol is seen as lawmakers work to avert a government shutdown today in Washington, D.C.
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