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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss its impact on health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 22.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., wrap up a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 23.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss its impact on health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 22.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., wrap up a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 23.
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