Scoop: Senate Republicans fear Mississippi is in play
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- Axios reports: “Senate Republicans are weighing three last-ditch spending moves that would have been unimaginable six months ago: a cash infusion for Mississippi and even more money for South Carolina and Kansas.W…”
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