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John Barrasso: “Chuck Schumer has had a war room going for the last couple…”

Featuring: John Barrasso, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

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'Totally avoidable:' GOP Senators call out Democrats over government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

Senator Brasso? Well, the radical wing of the Democrat Party is demanding that Chuck Schumer shut down the government. If not, they'll be held to pay. We know that Chuck Schumer has had a war room going for the last couple of months to orchestrate the shutdown. That is their plan. So he comes up with this ransom note asking for a trillion dollars to just keep the government open for four weeks. (02:17–02:23)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer has been planning a government shutdown for months.

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