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By Tom Williams

Posted September 19, 2024 at 3:05pm

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer chats with, from left, fellow Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Debbie Stabenow, Raphael Warnock, Amy Klobuchar and Brian Schatz in the Capitol on Thursday as they prepare for a news conference on the negative effects of Republicans’ Project 2025.

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