House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday said that he was “very concerned” about the status of negotiations on keeping the federal government funded past an April 8 deadline, saying that prospects for a government shutdown have increased since two weeks ago.
Hoyer: Odds Of Government Shutdown Have Increased Over Past Two Weeks
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Tue, 03/29/2011 - 6:16am
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