Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans shut the government down because they were…”

“They know that Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency. And that Republicans under Donald Trump have adopted a my way or the highway approach from the very beginning. So Republicans shut the government down because they were unwilling to provide affordable health care to working class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday Americans. Public sentiment has been consistent from the very beginning that Republicans are to blame for shutting down the government and Democrats on the right side of the healthcare affordability issue.” (08:34–08:43)

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