Not Argentina first. America first. Right now, American families are struggling to pay for groceries and rent because of Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs and other disastrous economic economic policies. President Trump and congressional Republicans shut down the government because they refused to work with Democrats to pass a bipartisan budget that would protect 15 million Americans' health care and prevent insurance premium hikes for tens of millions more. Now Republicans would rather shut down the government than help Americans afford health care. Because of the Republican shutdown, more than a quarter of a million federal employees won't receive their scheduled paychecks. (03:57–04:16)
CLAIM
Asserts that the government shutdown was due to Republicans' refusal to pass a budget protecting health care for 15 million Americans.
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