“The House leadership, with the speaker, have a very clear choice to make. And they don’t have much time to make that choice,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), flanked by the entire Senate Democratic caucus, said at an afternoon briefing. “They can keep their word and significantly cut the federal deficit, or they can shut down America’s government over women’s access to health care.” “If that sounds ridiculous, it’s
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