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John Cornyn: “A poison pill pact continuing resolution is simply not the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims

Published | Video Starts at 21:40

And the same problem that caused the government to shut down is there staring you in the face when government is reopened. I think we've learned that from hard experience. A poison pill pact continuing resolution is simply not the solution. So I hope we can get five more Democrats to join three other Democrats who've already voted to keep the government open to vote this afternoon in just a few minutes and reopen the government for the benefit of all Americans. (21:40–21:47)

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Asserts that a continuing resolution with undesirable provisions is not a viable solution.

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