“Senate Republican leaders are souring on the idea of forcing votes this week on so-called ‘rifle shot’ bills to pay members of the military and air traffic controllers, believing it would make it easier for Senate Democrats to continue voting against reopening the entire government,” Punchbowl News reports.
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