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Another continuing resolution won't solve the real problem within the Republican Party

  • Written by William B. Heller, Associate Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Senator Mitch McConnell walks to the chamber on the first morning of a government shutdown.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Republicans can’t agree on a budget.

That lack of agreement has made it necessary for Congress to pass a series of continuing resolutions to keep the government open.

There’s no budget agreement because factions within...

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