Dick Durbin talks about Republican filibustering of efforts to provide a stimulus package:
On this point, the GOP is really shooting itself in the foot. The only reason we evaded a recession last quarter was that the previous stimulus juiced the economy substantially. Republican incumbents can’t afford the current sluggishness in the economy.

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