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How the shutdown demonstrates small government

The government shutdown is providing Trump advisers with a demonstration of what a leaner, cheaper and smaller government might look like, according to reporting in the Washington Post. “They feel that the shutdown has shown them something,” said the Washington Post’s Lisa Rein, told Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal. “Which is, look, we haven’t collapsed, vital […]
The U.S. Capitol is seen as people walk and ski along the National Mall on the 23rd day of a government shutdown during a winter storm Jan. 13, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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