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John Hoeven: “Our troops... are in harm's way and they're not getting…”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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Hoeven: American Families Pay the Price for Democrats' Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

How about our border patrol agents? Could be pretty dangerous jobs. They're not getting paid. They're working, they're not getting … Our troops... are in harm's way and they're not getting paid. … CR shouldn't be voted for and that somehow they're cooperating, they're trying to collaborate, when instead they're holding our government hostage. Rural America, our farmers, ranchers, get left behind. (04:50–05:03)

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Asserts troops in harm's way are not being paid during the shutdown.

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