In just a moment, I'll sign a bill exactly like we asked Democrats to send us all along many days ago. This cost the country $1.5 trillion, this little excursion that they took us on. Republicans never wanted a shutdown and voted 15 times for a clean continuation of funding. There's never been a time when one or the other party ever didn't sign a continuation. It's just a continuation, not a big deal. It's a continuation. And we'll talk later. (00:48–00:55)
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Asserts that Republicans voted 15 times for a clean continuation of funding to avoid a shutdown.
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