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Jim Jordan: “They shut the government down 42 days in the fall, longest…”

Featuring: Jim Jordan, Republican | U.S. House Ohio, District 4

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Chairman Jim Jordan Blasts the Democrat DHS Shutdown and the SPLC

Published | Video Starts at 02:00

There's that the left, which is now taking. So this is more about setting a precedent that you don't want to set up. Well, I think that's a legitimate concern when you look at. They shut the government down 42 days in the fall, longest shutdown in American history. And now they've done it. 72 days, 73 days. I think we're out to today over ice, and I think that's a real concern. (02:00–02:06)

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Asserts that the government shutdown lasted 42 days in the fall and was the longest in U.S. history.

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