A critical government funding bill has stalled because Senate Democrats want blue-state Michigan to receive emergency aid, in the same way that Republicans helped steer money to red-state Louisiana.
“I’ll stand up and pay for a disaster in a state represented by two Republicans, Louisiana,” Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said Tuesday. “I hope they’ll stand up in a state represented by two Democrats — Michigan.”
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