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Dave McCormick: “Democrats are threatening to shut down the government…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Sen. Dave McCormick: 'More likely than not' that we will have a government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

Well, listen, I think the Democrats are in a cul de sac. I think they are, 12 months later, taking a position that they're an irresponsible position, Democrats are threatening to shut down the government, holding [it] hostage based on principles inconsistent with [their] past statements. what they said a year ago, which is we have a clean continuing resolution. We need to keep the government running. I mean, I'm a business person. Only in government. (00:24–00:41)

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Asserts that Democrats are threatening a government shutdown based on inconsistent principles.

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