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Topic: spending bill

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Jeff Bezos (Getty/Photo Montage by Salon)

The bill corporate America is scared of

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget request on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Graham wants to emulate Texas Democrats

Jon Skolnik
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (Getty/Win McNamee)

Congress rejects DeVos' education agenda

Charlie May
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
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. Republican leaders embarked on an ambitious plan Tuesday to try to sell their new health care proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public, absent specifics on costs or how many Americans will be covered. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Matthew Rozsa
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Government by Wall Street

Luke Brinker

Cher unloads on cromnibus

Luke Brinker
John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Michele Bachmann (AP/Susan Walsh/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Joshua Lott)

A shutdown over abortion, too?

Natasha Lennard
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Natasha Lennard
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