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how lincoln and an ambitious postmaster general gave us today's

The current federal government shutdown, like all previous ones in the last century, was caused by an obscure law called the Anti-Deficiency Act. . The law prohibits federal agencies from spending money that Congress hasn’t specifically appropriated and exists to prevent the president or..

remembering the ludlow amendment

Congress may otherwise by law provide for the enforcement of this section. . . Ludlow’s original proposal also contained an anti-profiteering provision designed to spread economic costs and cap war industry returns. ..

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