Nobody can do anything about the weather while members of Congress can easily avoid shutdowns. But there have been lots of continuing spending resolutions that have avoided shutdowns — at least 106 times since fiscal 1997. Like members of Congress, voters too say they hate shutdowns, polls show. With thousands of federal employees in his district, Davis and a few other members tried repeatedly to pass legislation that would forever avoid government shutdowns. That’s why we call these spending bills ‘must-pass’ measures.” It’s not necessarily the case that “Congress likes shutdowns, she added.

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2018 09:48 UTC