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The Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.

We have been the nation’s leading provider of congressional education for more than 60 years.

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Dear Friends, The longest federal government shutdown in history has finally come to an end. To the many, many federal employees in GAI’s orbit we want to say welcome back

In late September, I went on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to talk about the impending government shutdown. After a discussion with the program host, guests get to answer questions from viewers

Laura, Matt, and Josh discuss the shutdown, Congress’s spending power, enduring constitutional fights, the Epstein files, and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

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