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Quick, can anyone tell me how many continuing resolutions Congress has passed this year to keep the government running? Do many Americans even know what one is? These continuing resolutions â€" or CRs, in Washington parlance â€" have quickly become the rule rather than the exception of how Congress keeps the trains running during the previous years. The sad part is they were never meant to last longer than a few days or perhaps even a few months, at their worst.

While we’re at it, how many times has Congress violated federal law in not passing a budget by the requisite date in February each year? I haven’t seen any police at the front door of the Capitol ready to lock the thugs up.

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