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Shutdown Ineffective, Trump To Blame, Marist Poll Says: What Do You Think? Vote Now Shutdown Ineffective, Trump To Blame, Marist Poll Says: What Do You Think? Vote Now
Shutdown Ineffective, Trump To Blame, Marist Poll Says: What Do You Think? Vote Now As the country remains gridlocked amid the longest government shutdown in the nation's history, more and more people are growing dissatisfied, according to a new Marist College poll. With an estimated 800,000 federal workers - including approximately 114,000 in New York and several thousand more In Connecticut - without work for nearly five weeks, Americans appear to be souring on the shutdown. The shutdown began on Dec. 22 as politicians continue to haggle and debate about immigration reform and other issues. The survey of 1,023 adults was conducted from Jan. 10th through Jan. 13th, by The…

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Blumenthal Among 137 Members Of Congress Donating Paychecks During Shutdown Blumenthal Among 137 Members Of Congress Donating Paychecks During Shutdown
Blumenthal Among 137 Members Of Congress Donating Paychecks During Shutdown With the country mired in the longest government shutdown in American history, dozens of members of Congress have vowed to refuse their paychecks or donate their earnings in a show of solidarity with federal employees who have been without pay for weeks. The Connecticut State Department of Labor estimated that there are several thousand federal employees in the state, all of whom have been without a paycheck since the shutdown began on Dec. 22 as politicians haggle about immigration reform. In total, an estimated 800,000 federal workers have been without work for weeks. Congress has passed …

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Video: Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run On 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Video: Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run On 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert'
Video: Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run On 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Could another New Yorker be heading to the White House in 2020? New York U.S. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand took center stage on CBS-TV's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday night, Jan. 15, announcing that she will be throwing her hat into what is likely to be a crowded field of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump for his seat in the Oval Office. “I’m going to run for president of the United States, because as a young mom, I’m going to fight for other’s people’s kids as hard as I would fight for my own,” she told Colbert. “Which is why I believe healthcare sho…

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