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Patrice Onwuka: The Shutdown Didn’t Need to Happen
Patrice Onwuka: The Shutdown Didn’t Need to Happen
Posted on by Tom Novak

Why did we have a shutdown? Was it worth it, and did either party ‘win ‘?

Economic expert Patrice Onwuka, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), and host Jeff have a robust conversation about what politicians believe they achieved with the most extended shutdown in American history.

 

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