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Congress' budget dysfunction is more than 4 decades in the making

  • Written by Linda J. Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard University
Congress' budget dysfunction is more than 4 decades in the makingSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

In an eleventh-hour twist, Sen. Rand Paul protested the costs of Congress’ latest budget deal and briefly shut down the federal government.

Then, in the wee hours of Feb. 9, both houses of Congress eventually voted to pass the budget...

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