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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

Here's What President Obama Said This Week about the Government Shutdown

The government is shut down because House Republicans have refused to schedule a vote on a clean bill to reopen it. Check out the President’s statement on why he won’t let Congress hold our economy hostage.

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