Democrats win when we show we are willing to fight, and that means even when we fail, we leave everything on the field. One moment in 2025 when voters actually saw Democrats fighting for them was the government shutdown. We refused to rubber stamp Trump's budget unless he rolled back his health care cuts. and we said so loudly and unapologetically every single day. And yeah, a small group of moderate Democrats ended up blinking. (28:29–28:35)
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Asserts that Democrats opposed Trump's budget due to health care cuts.
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