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No one should ever underestimate the speaker’: Democrats claim victory after shutdown agreement

By Thomas McKinless

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“The longest shutdown in American history will finally end today,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Friday after President Donald Trump announced an agreement to reopen the federal government. “I think we will have a very productive time in a very short period of time to come to some conclusion,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a news briefing.

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