Stopgap Bill Fails, Raising Chances of Shutdown

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In a rebuke to GOP leaders, the House today rejected a measure providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to keep the government running through mid-November. The surprise 230-195 defeat came at the hands of Democrats and Tea Party Republicans. Democrats were opposed because the…

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Stopgap Bill Fails, Raising Chances of Shutdown

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