Headline RoundupJanuary 10th, 2019
Senate Democrats Issue Blockade on All New Legislation After McConnell Blocks Funding Bills to Reopen Government
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked two House-passed funding bills to reopen the government, prompting Democrats to issue a "blockade" on all new legislation except those relating to ending the shutdown.
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Senate Democrats pushed a vote to reopen the government. Mitch McConnell shot them down.Vox
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McConnell called the attempt a “pointless show vote.”
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McConnell blocks House bills to reopen governmentThe Hill
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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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Democrats shut down the SenateWashington Examiner
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Senate Democrats on Thursday began a “blockade” of all legislation after Senate Republicans refused to consider two House-passed bills that would fund partially shut down government
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