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Jeanne Shaheen: I thought, much as I didn’t like the CR, I thought a government shutdown would be worse.

On the recordMarch 13, 2025
I thought, much as I didn’t like the CR, I thought a government shutdown would be worse.
Said by
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen justified her vote for the funding bill over the risk of a government shutdown.

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