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Republicans’ fiscal responsibility theater

29 September 2021

12:02 PM

29 September 2021

12:02 PM

If you think Washington couldn’t get any more dysfunctional, think again.

On Monday night, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt to avoid a government shutdown. This raises the temperature in a Congress that’s already had, shall we say, a pretty high fever since being sworn in on January 3.

Depending on who you ask, the Republicans’ latest action is either a brave attempt at stopping Biden’s massive spending package — Mitch McConnell’s stated perspective

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