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Brian Schimming: “We could have avoided the 43 days that we just went through.”

Featuring: Brian Schimming, Republican | State Party Chair, Republican Party of Wisconsin

For the Record: Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming speaks on what Republicans gained from the

Published November 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:21

So to me, the Democrats lost the shutdown, but the American people and the people of Wisconsin lost the shutdown because of the Democrats intransigence. And what's the message for Republicans specifically to Wisconsinites right now? I think it's. We could have avoided the 43 days that we just went through. The people laid off. The people put on furlough, $7 billion of costs to the travel industry, military, veterans, everyone. Take senior citizens, low income people. (06:21–06:24)

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Claims that the shutdown could have been avoided.

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“Democrats voted over a dozen times not to open the government.”
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“99% of Democrats still voted to keep the government shut down.”
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“Democrats went all in and shut down the government for 43 days and hurt hundreds of millions of people.”
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“$7 billion of costs to the travel industry, military, veterans, everyone.”
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“Democrats voted 13 times during the Biden administration to do exactly what the Republicans wanted to do last night.”
For the Record: Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming speaks on what Republicans gained from the | Uploaded November 16, 2025 | 01:09-01:17
“Democrats admitted that they were using the shutdown as political leverage.”
For the Record: Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming speaks on what Republicans gained from the | Uploaded November 16, 2025 | 01:20-01:28
“Democrats tried to get a $1.5 billion bribe and force it down the president and the Republicans throats.”
For the Record: Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming speaks on what Republicans gained from the | Uploaded November 16, 2025 | 01:49-02:06
“Shutdown ended last night because of President Trump and because of the Republicans.”
For the Record: Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming speaks on what Republicans gained from the | Uploaded November 16, 2025 | 02:10-02:15
“Senator Baldwin has said that they will use the January 30 deadline as leverage again.”
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“We were promised all sorts of savings with Obamacare and didn't get it.”
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“Democrats wanted to use the shutdown to not force a discussion, but force trillions of extra dollars into a system.”
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“Republicans have been willing to sit down and talk about it forever.”
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“Democrats definitely lost the shutdown.”
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