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Whistling While the Budget Burns

09/28/21

Mitch McConnell’s playing a high-stakes game of political chicken, risking a federal government shutdown and debt default that could trigger a world economic crisis.

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Mitch McConnell’s playing a high-stakes game of political chicken, risking a federal government shutdown and debt default that could trigger a world economic crisis, all to disrupt Democratic budget plans and score political points going into next year’s congressional elections.