Worst of all, a few moments ago, Republicans once again rejected Democrats proposals to avoid a shutdown, fix health care premiums, and spare Americans the calamity of skyrocketing through the roof health care costs. Republicans blocked it again. Once again. So now Two times, Republicans have failed to get enough votes to avoid a shutdown. They've got to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to come to a bill that both parties can support. They didn't do that in the past. Their bill, they call it clean. (00:59–01:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that Republicans have failed twice to secure enough votes to prevent a government shutdown.
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