“From environmental and work force regulations to health care and contraception, congressional Republicans are using spending bills to try to dismantle President Obama’s policies, setting up a fiscal feud this fall that could lead to a government shutdown,” the New York Times reports.
“Even a planned papal visit to Congress in late September has added to the intrigue as the clock on a budget deal winds down.”


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