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John Hoeven: “Our troops... We've got people in harm's way and they're not…”

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

They're not getting paid. They're working, they're not getting paid. Or how about this group? Our troops? Mr. President, you were a Navy SEAL. You were in harm's way. Our troops... We've got people in harm's way and they're not getting paid. Because now the Democrats want to say somehow this clean 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. (04:50–05:03)

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Asserts that troops in harm's way are not receiving pay during the shutdown.

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