John Boehner’s Congress is a train wreck
He’s the guy in charge of the worst-performing part of one of the worst-performing Congresses in history
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As shutdown and default loom, crisis mode becomes Washington’s new normal
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Shutdown looms as the government again hurtles to the edge and no one seems to have a way to stop it.
House Republicans just voted to cut food stamps by $39 billion. Here’s how.
The House just voted 217-210 on a GOP bill to cut food stamp spending by $39 billion over the next ten years.
GOP base to Congress: Shut it down (if you have to)
Why would Republicans do something that only one-quarter of Americans are comfortable with? Because their base demands it.
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Obama lashes out against Republicans voting against his health care law, threatening shutdown
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