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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 26 MIN

Government Shutdowns

from Balancing Act with John Katko · host WCNY PBS

John Katko learns the history behind lawmakers using government shutdowns as a political negotiating tool with University of Michigan Professor Donald Moynihan. In the Trapeze, we hear from Mike Christine from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and New York Representative Mike Lawler about the costs of a government shutdown to the American people, and if it's worth paying.

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