GOP Shutdown Watch 9/22: "Embracing a Strategy that Failed" Edition

After the ruinous Republican-led shutdown in 2013, Speaker John Boehner agreed that his party was to blame, calling it “a very predictable disaster.” However, two years later, it looks like Republicans are ready to once again embrace their failed shutdown strategy.

Headlines of the Day:

Bloomberg: Pro-Shutdown Republicans Embrace Strategy That Failed in 2013

Washington Post: Federal contractors worry that a government shutdown would be a ‘nightmare’

CNBC: Another government shutdown? Here's the cost

Washington Post: Think Republicans are afraid of another government shutdown? Think again.

Quote of the Day:

“…[T]he chaos unleashed from a shutdown would once again be felt by millions of businesses and individuals, as mortgage applications are delayed, vacations to national parks interrupted and payments postponed to tens of thousands of small businesses that do business with the federal government.” [CNBC, 9/21/15]

Fact of the Day:

During the 2013 GOP Shutdown, small-business defense contracts dropped by almost a third, and spending declined 40 percent, according to the OMB report.

Number to Know:

1,400: The number of suspended federal inspections to prevent workplace fatalities and injuries, which were not fully made up.