John Hoeven: “Democrats wanted $1.5 trillion in spending.”

“And do you see this being held up any further before it gets to the House or President Trump's desk? Well, I certainly hope not. I mean, it was very important that we resolved it. And as you know, Democrats wanted $1.5 trillion in spending. And obviously that is not something we could agree to with the debt and deficit. So it's very important that we work with practical Democrats and came to a solution to open up the government.” (00:14–00:18)

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