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Senate Republicans on Thursday released a bill that would keep the government funded at current levels through Dec. 9, but Democrats appear to oppose the legislation because it doesnrsquo;t provide aid for the Flint water crisis and because of other provisions. The spending bill, known as a continuing resolution CR , would provide $1.1 billion in emergency funding to fight the Zika virus, but itrsquo offset by $400 millionand would take money away from programs Democrats view as crucial. In response to floods that ravaged Louisiana and
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Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association and a pariah among gun control advocates, fought back today against the notion that his pro-gun positions are crazy, taking the opportunity of a friendly crowd to double down on the gun lobby s controversial positions on how to reduce gun violence in America. As you can imagine, I don t get invited to many parties in this town, but that s okay... I didn t come here to be popular, LaPierre
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