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Sen. Durbin on Government Shutdown

WTTW News | September 23, 2013, 12:25 pm

All eyes are on the U.S. Senate as a potential government shutdown looms. Paris Schutz has more on what Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois members of Congress are planning to do. Contact your legislators here.

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