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Amy Klobuchar: The government has now been shut down for more than a week and a half, and the costs are mounting.

On the recordOctober 10, 2013
The government has now been shut down for more than a week and a half, and the costs are mounting.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar highlights the increasing costs associated with the ongoing government shutdown.

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