Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentIn a chaotic week of budget negotiation,a common chorus from the GOP grew louder: A government shutdown would harm the military the worst, and even effect national security. And that’s not just in the case of a shutdown. Republican lawmakers have said temporary funding measures known as continuing resolutions don’t provide stability for the military, and put service men and women in harm’s way.
There's no funding deal yet,so to bag an understanding of how military funding factors in to these shutdown negotiations, The Takeaway speaks with Joe Gould, or a reporter for Defense News. This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich
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