John Hoeven: “Our colleagues across the aisle have chosen the different…”

“And for anybody that thinks that this shutdown should be stopped right now, they better call their favorite Democrat on the phone and say, hey, it's time. It's way, way, way past time. But right now, instead, Our colleagues across the aisle have chosen the different paths. They've taken our government hostage, demanding more than a trillion dollars in new spending. just to keep the lights on. A trillion dollars just to keep the lights on and to pay people, federal employees, military, everybody else that's working. That is not compromise, Mr. President.” (03:20–03:29)

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