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GOP senators dread pre-election shutdown fight
Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections. Why it matters: The appropriations process is a slog, Sen. Mitch McConnell's absence adds a complication, and election season raises the stakes. Add to that the Senate is haunted by three shutdowns in the past year. The annual, nuts-and-bolts funding process used to be more bipartisan, but it has become increasingly politicized. It's only July, and senators…
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