He is prepared to let millions and millions of children and their parents and grandchildren go hungry because he sees maybe there is a political gain in that. Let there be no mistake. And that is what this statement is about. … No president in the history of this country has ignored that law, has, during a period of shutdown, refused to spend the contingency funds. … his administration was preparing to do that. We are here today to send a very loud and a very clear message to President Trump. Obey the law. (02:46–02:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that no previous president has refused to spend contingency funds during a shutdown.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
