Most Americans in poll say Congress shouldn't use government shutdown to bargain

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Most Americans in poll say Congress shouldn’t use government shutdown to bargain

BY NICK ROBERTSON - 11/15/23 7:42 AM ET

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4310633-most-americans-say-congress-shouldnt-use-shutdown-to-bargain/

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Most Americans don’t want Congress threatening to shut down the government in order to further their goals, according to a Marist poll published Wednesday.

After the House passed its bill to avert a government shutdown, the ball in now in the Senate’s court. It appears likely that the government will not run out of funds this week and remain open until an extended deadline in mid-January.

Three-quarters of Americans — 75 percent — came out against shutdown brinkmanship in the poll, a strategy that led to the federal budget’s first extension at the end of September, avoiding a funding lapse by just hours. Roughly 23 percent believe using a shutdown as a wager is “acceptable.”

When broken down by party, Republicans were more than twice as likely — 37 percent, to Democrats’ 18 percent — to say a shutdown could be used to bargain.

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[dutch777]

1. Yeah but that won't cause the RWers in Congress from continuing the path even though they keep losing.

It gets them press, why actually try and govern?

[Igel]

2. 3 years ago the shoe was on the other foot.

And (D) used the threat to bargain. Except the bargain and deal were separate bills, and once they passed the conjoined 'twins' bit passed from memory. The last great COVID 'relief' bill, "only" half a trill $.