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'The American People Are Not Leverage': John Barrasso Tears Into Democrats As Shutdown Continues

Published November 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:22

Mr. President. Majority Whip. Thank you, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated without objection, Mr. President. Today is November 7, 2025. We are now one month and seven days into the longest shutdown in the history of the American government. Democrats can stand here and claim they've broken the record, but for what? For leverage? For politics. Meanwhile, in every state of this union, the American people are getting hurt. (00:22–00:31)

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Asserts the current government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history.

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