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Democrats Try To Avoid Government Shutdown Ahead Of Heavy Deadlines

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Published September 27, 2021 at 12:06 PM CDT

Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss the strategy that Democrats in Congress are pursuing this week as they prepare for votes on two big infrastructure spending bills and avoid a government shutdown.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.