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J. D. Vance: “Senate Democrats decided that they were going to shut down…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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JD Vance on shutdown: "There's going to be some pain"

Published | Video Starts at 00:39

Or should Americans be bracing for something new? Well, good morning, Tony. Thanks for having me. I mean, first of all, why are we in this position? We're in this position because Senate Democrats decided that they were going to shut down the government despite the fact that the House voted to keep the government open. And I have to be honest, Tony, it's actually not all Senate Democrats. To their great credit, a number of moderate Democrats voted with Republicans to keep the government open last night. (00:39–00:46)

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Asserts that Senate Democrats shut down the government despite the House voting to keep it open.

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