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Chris Murphy: “We are willing tonight to provide the votes to open up every…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 05:39

Does that threat make you more inclined to end this shutdown? Oh, why don't they just reopen tsa? Why don't we just reopen the Coast Guard and fema? Democrats have been clear. We are willing tonight to provide the votes to open up every part of the Department of Homeland Security while we resolve our narrow differences on how ICE is terrorizing our communities. So almost every single day last week, Democrats went to the Senate floor and said, let's open up ice. Republicans said no, let's open up the Coast Guard. (05:39–05:54)

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