The Readback: How the shutdown ate my laundry

from The Daily Punch · host Punchbowl News

Vault co-author Brendan Pedersen shares how his laundry got stuck at the dry cleaners during the 43-day government shutdown. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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