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By: John Cornyn

Date: Jan. 20, 2018

Issues: Government Budget and Spending

"#SchumerShutdown apparently long planned: November 2017: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)said he is encouraging his colleagues to join him in blocking spending legislation if the legal status of "dreamers' isn't resolved"

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