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John Barrasso: “Senator Schumer is demanding a trillion dollars in new…”

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

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Barrasso Scorches Senator Schumer's Trillion-Dollar Shakedown

Published | Video Starts at 06:09

That's what the Democrats want to do. Let me return to Senator Schumer's own words. We cannot afford brinksmanship or hostage taking. Yet hostage taking is exactly what he is doing today. Senator Schumer is demanding a trillion dollars in new spending for keeping the government open for just four weeks. He's sending billions of dollars to foreign countries but slashing billions of dollars for rural hospitals in our own country, subsidizing free health care for people who refuse to get … (06:09–06:18)

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Asserts that Senator Schumer demands $1 trillion for four weeks of government funding.

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