Who was really to blame for the government shutdown?

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Opening the government and fixing Obamacare is the right call, not wrapping it with an expensive bandage.

The U.S. government shutdown has finally come to an end after 43 days that resulted in thousands of flights being cancelled or delayed, food aid benefits for millions of Americans being jeopardized and hundreds of thousands of federal workers being furloughed.

But the question is: Which party bears responsibility for this shutdown? Let’s look at the facts as to who bears responsibility, not the misleading rhetoric.

Read the op-ed here.

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