But that can't happen until the government gets opened up again. Senator Barrasso. The Republicans here are united, and we're united in standing strong with President Trump. This government has been closed now for 21 days, and the Democrats have had a chance to reopen it 11 times, and each time they voted no. No to reopen the government, no to pay the troops, no to pay the Border Patrol, TSA agents, people who do flight control, all of those things critical for our nation. (01:51–02:00)
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Asserts that the government has been closed for 21 days and Democrats voted no to reopen it 11 times.
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