A member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee says he’s optimistic lawmakers can come together to reopen the government. About 750,000 federal workers have been furloughed with the shutdown, and Michigan Republican John Molenaar tells Brownfield. “For what period of time we don’t yet know.” He says the shutdown could have been avoided if the […]

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