Three, two, one, zero, all engine run.

There is no other institution that has the ability uniquely.

Without a heritage, every generation starts over.

To remind the current regime.

We, the people, tell the governor what it is allowed to do.

All the action to get back in their box and stay there.

Lift-off.

We have a lift-down.

From the Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains.

Okay. This is Heritage Explains. There are certain things we take for granted in life.

When we flick the switch, the light comes on.

When we turn the tap, water comes out.

When we take the garbage bin down to the curb on Thursdays, it's empty by Friday afternoon.

But then, a storm blows through.

A pipe bursts, heavy snowfall closes the roads, and suddenly those amenities which we took for granted are no longer there.

It's a discomforting and unsettling feeling, and one we're experiencing at a national level right now,

as we've now passed a week since the shutdown of the federal government began.

Just like a burst pipe or a down electrical line, something has gone wrong in our politics, and we're feeling the effects.

Some government workers have been sent home. Some services are unavailable.

Here to talk about what caused the shutdown, what it means, and what to expect for the future, is Chip Wyatt,

Government Relations Director at Heritage Action for America.

Chip Wyatt, welcome to Heritage Explains.

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