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More than 20 years ago, a pair of GOP-initiated shutdowns over Republican budget cuts bolstered President Bill Clinton&#8217;s political prospects as he ran for re-election.<br\/><br\/>In 2013, House GOP conservatives sparked a government shutdown in a failed attempt to gain leverage over former President Barack Obama as he began implementing health care legislation. GOP poll numbers dropped but soon recovered.<br\/><br\/>Mnuchin stressed that he is seeking speedy passage of separate legislation to increase the government&#8217;s borrowing cap, or debt limit, and avert any possibility of the U.S. defaulting on obligations such as interest payments on bonds and interrupting benefit programs.<br\/><br\/>But he told the Senate panel that Treasury can use accounting maneuvers to prevent a government default &#8220;through September&#8221; so that lawmakers could act to increase the government&#8217;s borrowing cap after Congress returns from its annual August vacation.<br\/><br\/>A shutdown, however, comes when Congress fails to pass spending bills, which would cause non-essential government agencies to close their doors.<br\/><br\/>Mnuchin seemed to agree with Trump that a shutdown of Washington could shake things up and produce positive results.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;There could be reasons at various times why that is the right outcome,&#8221; Mnuchin said.<br\/><br\/>He was then pressed by Sen. 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