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John Barrasso: “Democrats continued to vote to keep the government closed…”

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

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Sen. Barrasso on Fox & Friends

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

The end of the government shutdown is finally in sight. Remember, this all started with Democrat blackmail. Republicans kept voting to open the government with no strings attached. The Democrats continued to vote to keep the government closed unless we paid ransom. And as a result, there was massive suffering across the country. People waiting for nutrition. The airlines backed up, people waiting, working, what, six weeks without receiving pay? (00:49–00:55)

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Asserts that Democrats voted to keep the government closed unless certain demands were met.

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