Shutdown Democrats Died On The Hill Of Higher Taxes

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the history of the partisan power struggle for the national purse and explain what Democrats got out of the latest and longest government shutdown.

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1:27.4	I'm Matt Kittle, Senior Elections Correspondent at The Federalist and your experience Sherpa on today's quest
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1:41.8	premium version of our website as well. Our guest today needs no
1:46.0	introduction, but because this is a podcast and an audio-only podcast at that, I think an
1:51.4	introduction is necessary. It is Grover Norquist joining us, President of Americans for Tax
1:58.1	Reform. We have much to talk about on the tax reform area, particularly
2:03.4	after a long and stupid government shutdown that, well, at the end of the day, let's face it,
2:12.4	when we have a shutdown, it's the American taxpayer that ultimately gets screwed.
2:19.7	Grover, thank you so much for joining us on this edition of the Federalist Radio Hour. Matt, thank you. Delighted to be with you.
2:24.4	Absolutely. Listen, by the way, first and foremost, let me say, happy 40th anniversary.
2:31.0	Yes, it is the 40th anniversary of the taxpayer protection pledge.
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