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Bill Scher: Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today

“If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? The longest federal government shutdown in American history is 35 days, spanning December 2018 and January 2019. Technically, it was a partial shutdown because … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks Look at Impact of Senate’s Rules Changes

. Source:The New Democrat  As I said yesterday Senate Democrats essentially had no choice, but to do this because of how Senate Republicans have changed the rules in how the Senate filibuster was used. By saying, “even though we are … Continue reading

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