Chris Van Hollen: “The law says you should spend the money to make sure that we…”

“They're delighting in cruelty and they're using 40 million Americans and 16 million of them kids for their perverse purposes. At this moment, our message is pretty simple. You don't have to do it. In fact, The law says you should spend the money to make sure that we feed hungry Americans. So don't do it. And join us, as we've done seven times now, to vote to reopen the government without giving Donald Trump and Russ Vote a blank check.” (22:48–22:56)

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