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John Cornyn: “Democrats voted against a stopgap spending bill that would…”

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

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Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims

Published | Video Starts at 00:08

Madam President, here we go again. Three days ago, Democrats voted against a stopgap spending bill that would keep government open for the benefit of 320 million American citizens. But because they voted against it, we're now in a government shutdown. Something that should be of profound embarrassment to them as it is to the rest of us who … (00:08–00:20)

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Asserts that Democrats voted against a spending bill intended to keep the government open.

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