The House Republican Conference can't meet. Democrats have met repeatedly on Capitol Hill ready to do our work on behalf of the American people. They are running scared. House Republicans are running scared because they can't defend their position, which is they want to keep the government shut down because they are unwilling to address the health care crisis that they have created. And they are unwilling to deal with the fact that hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers in their communities, like more than 50 in Alabama represented overwhelmingly by Republicans, are at risk of closing. (12:13–12:29)
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Asserts that House Republicans want to keep the government shut down and are unwilling to address the health care crisis they created.
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