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The Costs of the Shutdown

Despite emerging fissures within the GOP and widespread public opposition to their strategy, House Republicans continue to hold the federal government hostage in their attempt to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Chris Hayes

October 2, 2013

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One day into the government shutdown—despite emerging fissures within the GOP and widespread public opposition to their strategy—House Republicans continue to hold the federal government hostage in their attempt to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Fox News has ramped up their spin machine, calling the crisis a “slimdown.” Meanwhile 72 percent of Americans oppose a government shutdown to block the Affordable Care Act.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes documents the human cost of the Republican’s intransigence and the growing frustration within the GOP to the Tea Party caucas’ political unteneble position.

—Jake Scobey-Thal

Chris HayesTwitterChris Hayes is the Editor-at-Large of The Nation and host of “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC.


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