McConnell blocks House bills to reopen government
US Senate,Mitch McConnell,Government Shutdown,Border Wall,Democratic Party,Politics
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday blocked two House-passed funding bills that would reopen the federal government.
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