The Shutdown & the 10th Amendment:…

October 17, 2013

The Honorable Chuck DeVore

Chuck DeVore is the vice president of national initiatives at the Foundation. He writes about the economy and how energy, tax and regulatory policies influence general prosperity, and he frequently appears on Fox News. He also guides the Foundation’s growing national work in criminal justice reform. He authored the book The Texas Model: Prosperity in the Lone Star State and Lessons for America.

Karen Lugo

Vice President of Policy Chuck DeVore sits down with Director of the Center for 10th Amendment Action Karen Lugo to talk about the federal shutdown: what happened, why Texas isn't running into this problem, and what we can learn from the federal government's problems.

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