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We OUGHT TO be screaming our own spin. Which is, "This is the republicans' government.
They have the majority. If they can't pass this spending bill, it's because they can't even get their own people to vote for it. So if they are going to ask us to bail them out and keep the government running, we'll do so. But to get our votes they'll have to stop watering down the healthcare benefits of ALL Americans. That's our offer, take it or leave it."