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Year after year, much more harm than good results from congressional budget battles fought under threat of a government shutdown. To help set things right, Congress should pass a combination of elements from two bills that are remarkably bipartisan while backed by a number of key conservative groups.
To provide teeth, the bill mandates daily legislative meetings, including weekends, while forbidding travel, whether official or campaign-related, for all member of Congress and their staffs or by the staff of the White House Office of Management and Budget — until, that is, the necessary bills are passed.
Both of these bills are commonsense, fiscally conservative proposals. Despite myths promoted in some right-wing circles, shutdowns absolutely do not save money but absolutely do hurt ordinary people. Most of the furloughed workers end up receiving back pay for the time they did not work, but the work itself doesn’t get done on time.
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