8. Congressional Research Service. Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects . Updated December 2018. Explains how shutdowns became recurring political tactics.
9. New Yorker Staff. “Shutdown Fallout: Federal Families Under Strain.” The New Yorker , October 28, 2013. Further reporting on Jenny Brown and the strain on federal workers’ families.
10. Congressional Budget Office. The Effects of the Partial Shutdown Ending in January 2019 . Washington, DC: CBO, January 2019. Estimates permanent GDP losses and erosion of trust caused by shutdowns.