Air travel, of course, has been thrown into total and utter chaos. What was the point? Why did the American people have to live through this? Give us your explanation. Well, for me, as a Democrat, Our party always believed, and we've always expressed that it's always wrong to shut our government down and hold it hostage. And I agree with that. And then when our party decided that the base kind of demands that, and I voted to keep our government open back in March. (06:05–06:14)
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Asserts that the Democratic Party has consistently opposed government shutdowns.
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