Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans have zero interest in reopening the government.”

“This is day 23 of the Trump Republican shutdown. And House Republicans remain on vacation. They've canceled votes for four consecutive weeks and are on the verge of canceling votes next week because Republicans have zero interest in reopening the government. They have zero interest in finding a bipartisan path forward to enact a spending agreement that actually meets the needs of the American people.” (00:28–00:33)

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