Republicans are attempting to keep pressure on Democrats, and away from their own party, as Washington lurches toward a politically risky government showdown.
With just hours until federal funding expires at midnight on Wednesday, Republicans are trying to minimize any missteps in a fight they believe is a political loser for Democrats, who won’t vote for a seven-week funding bill without an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies.
House GOP leadership encouraged its members to stay on message during a Monday conference call and emphasize the economic damage that a shutdown would inflict while steering clear of healthcare, given its potency with voters.
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At the same time, House Republicans were discouraged from holding any political event that could be viewed as bad optics, according to a member
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