They did that by blocking a short term spending provision that would have taken us up until November 21st. In other words, roughly nine weeks from the beginning of the continuing resolution, Republicans have given Democrats multiple opportunities to end this mess by holding a number of votes on the House passed continuing resolution. As the majority leader Senator Thune has pointed out numerous times, we're not asking for any major policy changes. (05:14–05:25)
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Asserts that Republicans have offered multiple opportunities to end the government shutdown.
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