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Schumer plays blame game as shutdown fight looms: ‘We cannot afford the brinkmanship’

By Samantha-Jo Roth
Published September 1, 2023 4:20pm ET
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Schumer plays blame game as shutdown fight looms: ‘We cannot afford the brinkmanship’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is preparing to blame House Republicans if there is a government shutdown as his focus turns to funding the government once Congress returns from its August recess.

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