John Cornyn: “Democrats want to shut down [the government] because they…”

“How do you see this playing out? Do you agree with the vice president that there will be a shutdown because of Democrats? Well, I think Democrats want to shut down [the government] because they want to demonstrate to their political base that they're fighting President Trump. Unfortunately, they picked a fight with 320 million people known as the American people, and shutting down the government that is there for their benefit, not for the benefit of these elected officials.” (00:23–00:32)

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