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Elizabeth Warren: “We could stop putting people in jobs for which they are not…”

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

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

Published October 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:08

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 programs are going to be open and which programs are going to be … (08:08–08:13)

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Asserts that Senate Republicans could prevent unqualified individuals from being appointed to jobs.

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