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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Chris Stein in Washington

Crunch time: Democrats ready for shutdown standoff over Republican health cuts

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Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, in Washington this week. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

It has been nine brutal months for congressional Democrats.

Relegated by voters to the minority in last year’s election, they have been powerless to stop Republicans from acting on Donald Trump’s demands to fund an immigration crackdown, strip money for foreign aid and public media, and downsize Medicaid, which provides healthcare to poor and disabled Americans.

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