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SD Senator Mike Rounds; Federal Budget Process is Broken

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Federal Budget Process is Broken

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Congress returns to Washington this week for a short pre-election session, with many issues unresolved.
While some spending bills have made some progress, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says they are far from done……

Rounds says the current system doesn’t work….

Rounds says there is no debate on any of the important spending issues…..

Senators and Representatives will leave Washington later this month and not return until after the November elections.

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