Dave McCormick: “The Democratic proposal was essentially a three year…”

“Well, first I say two things. One part of the reason we're in this mess is we had a 42 day shutdown that didn't resolve anything. So we're getting pressed at the end. The Democratic proposal was essentially a three year extension. I looked at it both of these bills, it was very clear that neither of these bills would get anywhere near the 60 votes they needed to pass.” (01:48–01:51)

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