Our bill is an antidote to that awful way that Trump uses when he picks and chooses winners and losers that he likes and hates. The bill, The Republican bill is a ruse. It's nothing more than another tool for Trump to hurt federal workers and American families and to keep this shutdown going for as long as he wants. We will not give Donald Trump a license to play politics with people's livelihoods. That's why we oppose this Johnson bill, because it doesn't end the pain of the shutdown, it extends it. (09:54–10:05)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Republican bill is a deceptive measure to prolong the shutdown and harm federal workers and families.
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