How do you explain to them that this shutdown is you doing something. Well, nobody wanted to see this shutdown take place. And unfortunately, Republicans who control the House, the Senate and the presidency decided that they were going to go it alone. adopt this take it or leave it approach. And we were very clear for weeks prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30th that that we would … (08:31–08:37)
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Asserts that Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency and chose a unilateral approach.
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