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John Cornyn: “It's already passed the House of Representatives.”

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

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Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 08:45

All we have to do, as we've said time and time again, is pass the short term funding bill that will only take us to November 21st. It's already passed the House of Representatives. Three Democrats in the Senate have joined Republicans in voting to reopen the government. Are there not five more Democrats willing to buck the heartless display of the minority leader and put the American people first, rather than their political party and their political aspirations? (08:45–08:48)

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Asserts that the short-term funding bill has passed the House of Representatives.

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