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Elise Stefanik: “The Democrats have voted 13 times to close [the government].”

Featuring: Elise Stefanik, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 21

Speaker Johnson, House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 23 of Government Shutdown

Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:12

And more and more over the last few weeks, you've heard Democrat senators say it out loud while they're casting no vote after no vote after no vote. Hundreds of times, by The Democrats have voted 13 times to close [the government]. shut the government down. Think about that. Over 600 times between the House vote, the Senate votes over and over again as if it's just some repetition. (21:12–21:22)

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