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With six legislative days until the government shuts down again, Americans keep asking why Speaker Boehner and House Republicans haven't removed the threat of another senseless and costly #GOPshutdown from the table.  So, in honor of #ThrowbackThursday, let's look back at some of the some headlines highlighting the obstruction, distraction and dysfunction of the 2013 Republican Government Shu

There are only six legislative days until Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans shut down the federal government, once again, damaging our economy and destroying opportunities.  And the GOP has yet to provide a commonsense plan that works for hard-working Americans and removes this threat from the table:

Speaker Boehner and the House Republican leadership are feeling the heat after their failure to act led a major American employer to send hundreds of jobs overseas.

• Times Union Editorial (New York):

Americans remember Republicans’ first act – the Republican Government Shutdown of 2013 – and they remember the needless destruction of that GOP-concocted crisis.

It's time to tell the truth and dispel some Republican myths about Planned Parenthood.

Because of the Republican refusal to renew the job-creating Export-Import Bank, Reuters reports that a major U.S. manufacturer is going to ship hundreds of American jobs overseas.

Speaker Boehner and House Republicans nearly three months ago shut down the Export-Import Bank’s charter – and House Democrats continue calling for Ex-Im’s immediate renewal.

As House Republicans gear up for another #GOPShutdown, the Washington Post today reports on the grave threat that Republicans’ culture of crisis poses to our economy.