When workers are laid off, when they're furloughed, when they miss a paycheck, America knows who's to blame. It's on Donald Trump's back. And that's why Donald Trump and his allies are pushing this bill. The bill would not reopen the government, which is the only permanent solution to this crisis. And Democrats want to reopen the government as quickly as we can. We want to sit down with Thune, with Johnson, with Trump, and negotiate a way to address this horrible health care crisis. (08:54–09:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that the proposed Republican bill does not reopen the government, which is necessary to resolve the crisis.
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