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Consequences of failure laid out in budget fight

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had little good to say about a new plan by Senate Democrats to head off severe spending cuts in two weeks.

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A new plan by Senate Democrats to head off severe spending cuts in two weeks met an icy reception from Republicans on Thursday as administration officials stepped forward to lay out the biting consequences that could come if no deal is reached soon: thousands of air traffic controllers sidelined, the on and off idling of meat plants nationwide, slashed food aid and nutrition education for low-income women and children, locked gates at wildlife refuges, 10,000 laid-off teachers, and much more.
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