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fromwww.esquire.com
3 weeks ago

Republicans Inserted a Sinister Provision into the Shutdown Package

Senate Republican leader John Thune secured a provision shielding senators from DOJ scrutiny, inserted into a bipartisan appropriations minibus with seven Democrats' tacit approval.
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

US rolls toward a 'terrible' government shutdown, no exit ramp in sight

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions. Lawmakers, it seems, did not learn from two earlier shutdowns that produced zero results for Republicans who tried to force their policy preferences on Democrats. The 2013 shutdown that lasted 16 days began with GOP demands to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and ended with it remaining the law of the land.
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