That's the question to ask. When are they going to acquiesce to the public sentiment that it's important that there's some sort of equity there? Aren't Democrats are not calling for slashing public services, slashing NIH research, slashing SNAP. This is not something that Democrats are calling for. So I think that if Republicans want to use the shutdown as an excuse to bring the chainsaw in, continuing to do it, it will become crystal clear to Americans who's doing this. (00:40–00:48)
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Asserts that Democrats are not advocating for cuts to public services, NIH research, or SNAP.
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