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The House Republican Train Wreck

September 13, 2023 at 5:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Punchbowl News: “We are now 17 days before a government shutdown and House Republicans are absolutely nowhere on their individual spending bills. The right is revolting over passing a short-term funding bill. Meanwhile, McCarthy has vowed not to pass an omnibus spending bill.”

“A shutdown is more likely than not at this point.”

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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