With a federal shutdown still on the horizon, the White House mentioned numerous agencies that could have services curtailed, did they do this for a strategic reason?

With a federal shutdown still on the horizon, the White House mentioned numerous agencies that could have services curtailed, did they do this for a strategic reason?

1 Expert Answer

William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair of the Department of Social Sciences,  Augusta University

They are doing a public service by pointing out all that will be affected via a shutdown. Scholars have said Americans are often theoretical conservatives about the size of government, but when it comes to practice, we support public programs, and many who may say they oppose government, when you start asking them about individual programs, they have a high level of support. 

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