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Elizabeth Warren: “This is a moment when, if the Republicans would stand up to…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Donald "Dealmaker" Trump and Republicans need to negotiate with Democrats and end this shutdown.

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If a handful of Senate Republicans would say, I'm done with this we are not going to confirm any more people who are not qualified, who have things in their background that are so deeply problematic, then it would stop. This is a moment when, if the Republicans would stand up to Donald Trump, we could end this government shutdown. We could stop putting people in jobs for which they are not qualified. We could stop the lawlessness of Donald Trump sitting over in the White House and deciding which … (08:00–08:09)

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Asserts that Senate Republicans could end the government shutdown by opposing Donald Trump.

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