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Gary Peters: “All of my colleagues on the Democratic side, we're not going…”

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Sen. Gary Peters says Kristi Noem has become 'impossible to defend' after voting to confirm her

Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:31

Do you think that we are headed for a partial shutdown? Well, certainly I can tell you that All of my colleagues on the Democratic side, we're not going to be voting to this motion to proceed. which is going to happen tomorrow. There's not going to be I don't believe there'll be any Democratic votes, perhaps a couple. (04:31–04:37)

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Asserts Democratic colleagues will not vote on the motion to proceed.

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