And other Democrats, we need five more, will have a chance to vote here in just a few minutes to reopen the government and to stop the charade. But the facts of the matter are pretty straightforward. The reason we're in a government shutdown is because Senate Democrats refuse to vote for a... clean continuing resolution. a clean criminal. As I mentioned, this is a stopgap procedure. So we can then finish the work of the appropriations bills by November and hopefully pass bipartisan funding bills … (01:35–01:44)
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Asserts that the government shutdown is due to Senate Democrats' refusal to vote for a clean continuing resolution.
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