BUFFALO, N.Y. — With a potential federal government shutdown on the clock both Republicans and Democrats are refusing to give in on a new funding bill ahead of this D.C. deadline.

Our federal lawmakers from Western New York and statewide are speaking out - some of them in the thick of the political battle - even as the country may be seriously affected.

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On Monday it was a failed high level negotiation on a C-R or continuing resolution bill to keep the federal government funded and functioning with the involvement of President Trump and top Democratic leaders including our state's Senator Chuck Schumer as Minority Leader. Schumer told reporters after that meeting, "Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input

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