This is to help the American people into one of the things they are most, most worried about. So we hope they sit down with us and talk. Otherwise, It's the Republicans who will be driving us straight towards a shutdown tonight and at midnight. And the American people will blame them for bringing the federal government to a halt. Senator Durbin. The whip's job in short order comes down to a very basic responsibility. (05:29–05:35)
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