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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
Coronavirus crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets local residents arriving to a food distribution center at the WestCop community center on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle has been a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Docs shocked by axed Covid drug fund

Nicole Karlis
A Shutdown placard is seen at the entrance of the Liberty State ferry terminal, January 21, 2018. (Getty/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Congress plays shutdown game again

Charlie May
John Boehner, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell (Reuters/Larry Downing/Adrees Latif/AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP's nagging shutdown debacle

Jim Newell
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