Thune Predicts Prolonged Shutdown as Senate Debates Continue
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Senate Majority Leader Thune indicates a government shutdown will likely extend into next week due to ongoing disagreements, with negotiations focusing on ACA subsidies and funding bills. White House and congressional leaders remain in stalemate, with some GOP leaders opposing negotiations and planning to cut federal agency funding, while Democrats push for extensions of ACA subsidies amid the shutdown's economic impacts.
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