Well, let me explain what a shutdown is and why this is relevant. So the way the federal government works is The executive branch cannot spend money unless Congress has appropriated that money. That's how the Constitution works, that Congress has to appropriate money in order for the executive to make an expenditure of taxpayer funds. And typically those appropriations are for a period of time. (07:10–07:17)
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Asserts that the executive branch requires congressional appropriation to spend money.
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