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Government shutdown begins as House GOP campaign arm heaps pressure on Dems

House Republicans’ National Republican Congressional Committee launches ads in 42 battleground districts blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

FIRSTONFOX:HouseRepublicans’campaignarmisgoingafterDemocratshoursafterthefederalgovernmententeredashutdownatmidnightonWednesday. AnewNationalRepublicanCongressionalCommittee(NRCC)adbeingrolledoutin42battlegrounddistrictsisaimedatputtingpressureonDemocraticlawmakerstoaccepttheGOP’splanandendtheshutdown. “Democratsrefusedtofundthegovernment.Sonowmilitarytroops,policeandBorderPatrollosetheirpaychecks.BecauseofDemocrats,veterans,farmers,smallbusinesseslosecriticalfunding.Disasterrelief—cutoff,”avoiceoverstates. “DemocratsaregrindingAmericatoahaltinordertogiveillegalimmigrantsfreehealthcare.TellDemocrats:Stoptheshutdown.” SHUTDOWNEXPLAINED:WHOWORKS,WHODOESN’TANDHOWMUCHITCOSTS Theadbuycameatafour-figurepricetag,accordingtoanNRCCspokesperson. It’sbeingrolledoutin25districtsrepresentedbyDemocratsand17held