On the recordOctober 9, 2013
The Federal Government is shut down today for one reason: we have been denied any chance of voting on the clean funding bill passed by the Senate.
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congress.govNiki Tsongas: “The Federal Government is shut down today for one reason: we have been denied any chance of voting on the clean funding…”
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Blame for the government shutdown placed on inability to vote on funding.
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