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US Shutdown Risk Remains With Spending Deal Elusive, Schumer Says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said congressional efforts to put together a spending package fell short over the weekend, leaving the US to “once again face the specter of a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown” starting March 2. “While we had hoped to have legislation ready this weekend that would give ample time for members to review the text, it is clear now that House Republicans need more time to sort themselves out,” Schumer said in a letter to colleagues on Sunday. He asked senators to keep their schedules flexible so they can work on avoiding a lapse in federal funding that would ... (full story)