Madam President, my constituents, roughly 32 million Americans, like all Americans, have to pay the price because of this completely unnecessary government shutdown and the outrageous demands Democrats are making to reopen. All of this lies squarely at their feet. … Democrats voted no [to reopen the government] after the last time we voted to reopen the government. … States in the eyes of the world. You know, I think most countries, most people around the world look at the United States as sort of that city on the … (12:28–12:34)
CLAIM
Asserts that Democrats voted against reopening the government in a previous vote.
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