A bit of History courtesy Steve Benen

tehbewilderness:

Republicans took control of the House in 2011.

* April 2011: House Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Democrats accept GOP demands on spending cuts.

* July 2011:
Republicans create the first-ever debt-ceiling crisis, threatening to
default on the nation’s debts unless Democrats accept GOP demands on
spending cuts.

* September 2011: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* April 2012: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* December 2012: Republicans spend months refusing to negotiate in the lead up to the so-called “fiscal cliff.”

* January 2013: Republicans raise the specter of another debt-ceiling crisis.

* September 2013: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* October 2013: Republicans actually shut down the government.

* February 2014: Republicans raise the specter of another debt-ceiling crisis.

* December 2014: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* February 2015: Republicans threaten a Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

* September 2015: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* November 2015: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* September 2016: Republicans threaten another shutdown.

* April 2017: Donald Trump threatens a shutdown, which is only avoided by Congress ignoring his demands.