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The NewsWorthy

Government Shutdown, Opening Ceremony & Tequila Shortage - Friday, February 9th, 2018

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

All the news you need to know for Friday, February 9th, 2018!

Today: another government shutdown and a late-night for lawmakers. 

Plus: let the Winter Games begin, the Dow drops again and Dunkin' Donuts has a new plan.

 All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome welcome to the newsworthy all the days news news in less than 10 minutes

0:08.0

fast fair fun and on the go thanks so much for listening.

0:12.5

Today, another government shutdown and a late night for lawmakers.

0:16.5

Plus let the games begin, the Dow drops again, and Duncan Donuts has a new plan.

0:21.8

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes. I'm Erica

0:24.8

Mandy. Today is Friday, February 9th. You ready? Let's do this.

0:37.2

The government shut down yet again as of midnight this morning and it's because Kentucky Senator Rand Paul delayed a vote on a budget deal on purpose.

0:41.4

He spoke on the Senate floor for a couple of hours

0:43.8

wanting to keep a limit on the U.S. budget. Remember the proposed deal to end the

0:48.4

shutdown would raise the debt and allow the government to spend an extra

0:51.6

$300 billion on military and other programs.

0:55.0

After a break, senators did finally vote about two this morning and they passed the deal.

1:00.0

But then it went to the House to a vote after that.

1:02.0

If the House does not give it a thumbs up, then it went to the house to a vote after that.

1:02.7

If the house does not give it a thumbs up,

1:04.9

before the work day begins,

1:06.5

the shutdown will start taking its toll.

1:08.7

Remember, a government shutdown

1:10.0

means so-called non-essential government agencies, just stop operating and employees are

1:14.4

furloughed.

1:15.3

And this is the second shutdown already this year.

1:18.3

Of course this is still developing as of early this morning, so look for updates and I of course will have the latest for you

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