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Hillary Scholten: “As you have seen, last week, some extremist Republicans indicated that they would be willing to shut down the Government…”

On the recordJune 20, 2023
As you have seen, last week, some extremist Republicans indicated that they would be willing to shut down the Government rather than keep their party's promises on Government funding levels.
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Hillary Scholten
Democratic · Michigan

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Scholten criticizes Republicans for threatening a government shutdown over funding issues.

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