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US Lurches Toward Shutdown as Senate Democrats Block GOP Stopgap
Representative Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19.
Photographer: Daniel Heuer/BloombergCongress moved closer to an Oct. 1 government shutdown as Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday each blocked the other party’s rival plans to provide temporary funding.
Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along and back a simple bill to keep the lights on through Nov. 21.