So it's. So the bottom line is we've had four votes and they haven't gotten the votes on any of them. We have asked Republican leaders for months to sit down and talk to us, talk with us. They've refused and barreled us into a shutdown. They thought they could bludgeon us and threaten us and scare us. It ain't working because my caucus and and Democrats are adamant that we must protect the health care of the American people. (01:03–01:12)
CLAIM
Asserts that Republican leaders have refused to negotiate, leading to a government shutdown.
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