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On the recordSeptember 20, 2021
Are we shocked and surprised that Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are being obstructionist once again and trying to box Democrats in with their only lens the 2022 election? Of course not.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Padilla comments on Republican obstructionism regarding government funding and the debt ceiling.

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