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Hostages of the Budget: 21 Shutdowns, One Republic, and the Price of Partisan Gridlock
What happens when the world's richest nation runs out of cash for 35 straight days?
In Hostages of the Budget, Daryl Caldwell delivers the definitive chronicle of America's 21 government shutdowns-from the 12-day HEW fight under Ford to the record-shattering 2025 crisis that furloughed 700,000 workers, froze SNAP for 41 million families, and cost $16.4 billion in a single month. Through minute-by-minute diaries, courtroom battles, and the raw voices of rangers, screeners, and single moms, Caldwell exposes how a 1974 law meant to curb presidential power accidentally armed Congress with a doomsday weapon.
This is not another partisan screed. It is a clear-eyed autopsy of the riders, filibusters, rescissions, and DOGE cuts that turned must-pass budgets into political warfare. With four concrete reforms on the table, Caldwell shows exactly how to end the hostage era before the next expiration date arrives.
Grab your copy now and discover why the longest shutdown in history may finally force Washington to fix the system-or break it for good.
In Hostages of the Budget, Daryl Caldwell delivers the definitive chronicle of America's 21 government shutdowns-from the 12-day HEW fight under Ford to the record-shattering 2025 crisis that furloughed 700,000 workers, froze SNAP for 41 million families, and cost $16.4 billion in a single month. Through minute-by-minute diaries, courtroom battles, and the raw voices of rangers, screeners, and single moms, Caldwell exposes how a 1974 law meant to curb presidential power accidentally armed Congress with a doomsday weapon.
This is not another partisan screed. It is a clear-eyed autopsy of the riders, filibusters, rescissions, and DOGE cuts that turned must-pass budgets into political warfare. With four concrete reforms on the table, Caldwell shows exactly how to end the hostage era before the next expiration date arrives.
Grab your copy now and discover why the longest shutdown in history may finally force Washington to fix the system-or break it for good.
Book Details
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: Nov 3rd, 2025
- Pages: 152
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.35in - 0.47lb
- EAN: 9798272791405
- Categories: • American Government - National