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What is the debt ceiling and why do shutdowns happen?
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The U.S. Congress has approved a stopgap funding bill to avert a crippling government shutdown. Democratic party leaders are struggling to overcome fierce infighting over President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. A government shutdown means everything from furloughed federal employees to garbage piling up at national parks. CGTN's Timothy Ulrich reports on how it happens.

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