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Defense spending impasse raises fall shutdown threat
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer states his party will resist the Trump administration's defense spending request, aligning with Sen. Patty Murray in negotiations with Sen. Susan Collins over government funding. Collins claims her funding offers to Murray have been rejected, raising concerns about potential delays in funding bills and a possible government shutdown in October.
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