WASHINGTON (September 2, 2025)- Congress has about four weeks to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown. As Congress returned to Washington Tuesday, many leaders are looking to pass a short-term funding extension due to the time crunch. Government funding expires at the end of the day on September 30.
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Congressional Experts
Casey Burgat is a professor at the George Washington University School of Political Management. Professor Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs program and hosts its Mastering the Room podcast. Prior to joining GW, Burgat was a Senior Governance Fellow at the R Street Institute where his research focused on issues of congressional capacity and reform.
Political Implications
Peter Loge is an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Professor Loge has over 30 years of experience in politics and communications. He currently leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs.
“It is easy to get caught in the politics of the moment and forget that anything Congress does has real impacts on real people,” Peter Loge said. “The shutdown debate should be about what's best for families and communities, not what's worse for which political party next November.”
Todd Belt is a professor at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. His research and writing focuses on the mass media, public opinion, the presidency, campaigns and elections.
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