Source: John T. Bennett, ROLL CALL, 1/23/19


In a downward shift, the White House acknowledged Wednesday the partial government shutdown could stifle economic growth. White House officials during the 33-day shutdown have tried to dismiss economists’ and congressional Democrats’ warnings that it could drag down the economy. But that changed a bit Wednesday, just as President Donald Trump gears up for a re-election campaign that he wants to focus, in part, on what he says is a roaring economy with low unemployment.

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