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‘Net neutral’: Shutdown unlikely to hobble Trump, former aides say
↵↵"The economy is going to be the No. 1 issue next year in the midterms," said the Republican strategist, granted anonymity in order to speak candidly.
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↵↵"The economy is going to be the No. 1 issue next year in the midterms," said the Republican strategist, granted anonymity in order to speak candidly.
↵↵The president has been purposely detached from negotiations among rank-and-file Republican and Democratic senators since before the shutdown began on Oct. 1.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The measure would target the benefit to low-wage workers by capping it at $965 per week, or the equivalent of a $50,180 annual salary.
By and large, House Democrats only losing 19 of their members on the $333 billion spending package that comprised seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills not signed into law before the Oct. 1
It contains seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills that were not signed into law before the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year.
Watch: 12 demonstrators arrested outside McConnell’s Russell office [jwp-video n=”1″] Among the twelve were Randy Erwin, national president of the National Federation of Federal Employees
House Democrats’ attempt to sway enough Republicans to help them pass a stopgap funding bill to open up the government through Feb. 1 failed Tuesday.
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Let me be clear: We miss paycheck number two, and there is going to be pandemonium,” Ros, a federal worker in Brown’s district, told Roll Call.