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The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)

Published: March 19, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

It\u2019s March 19th. This day in 1879, a small group of Southern Democrats is holding up budget appropriations bills in order to force a fight over federal troops in the South.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how, for the first time, a government shutdown became a proxy war for a bigger political battle \u2014 and how it mirrors the many shutdown battles we see today.

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