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John Cornyn: “The shutting down the government, I think, is one of the…”

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

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Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn talks about his re-election campaign, end of government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 12:47

But it only funds most of the government through January. So what's going to prevent that from happening again? Well, I hope people learn from their mistakes. And The shutting down the government, I think, is one of the dumbest things that Chuck Schumer could have done. But you have to understand this was not about a rational or logical decision. This was about saving Senator Schumer because he's worried about maintaining his position as the Democratic leader. (12:47–12:56)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer's decision to shut down the government was unwise.

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