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John Cornyn: “We are now over a month into a shutdown caused by the…”

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

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Cornyn Lays Bare Obamacare Shortcomings on Shutdown Day 34

Published | Video Starts at 00:04

Mr. President, We are now over a month into a shutdown caused by the refusal of Senate Democrats to vote for a short term stopgap spending bill that expires November 21st. So so much time has passed that we're now only three weeks out from that new deadline. (00:04–00:22)

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Asserts that the government shutdown is due to Senate Democrats' refusal to vote for a stopgap spending bill.

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