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Jasmine Crockett: “The Senate and the House are paid but not everybody else…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published | Video Starts at 47:47

That's it. It comes down to whether or not we are ready to rise up. Okay, why are The Senate and the House are paid but not everybody else because we make the rules. I mean, so clearly they wanted to look out for themselves. So it is what it is. Now, I. That is not something that I voted on. That is not something. (47:47–47:52)

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Asserts that the Senate and House members are paid during a shutdown due to rule-making authority.

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