The Possibility of a Shutdown Agreement Plunged Toward Absolute Zero This Week
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What does it look like for a legislative stalemate of four weeks, during which time zero progress has been made toward a conclusion, to actually begin getting worse? It looks much like the two central players in the stalemate trolling each other through the cancellation of the other’s plans.
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