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Tweet - "The majority of Americans don't think a #TrumpShutdown is good policy. @HouseGOP & @RealDonaldTrump ought to work with Democrats to reopen the government now & ensure hardworking civil servants who are furloughed receive their pay retroactively."

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By: Steny Hoyer

Date: Dec. 24, 2018

Issues: Government Operations

"The majority of Americans don't think a #TrumpShutdown is good policy. @HouseGOP & @RealDonaldTrump ought to work with Democrats to reopen the government now & ensure hardworking civil servants who are furloughed receive their pay retroactively."

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