And while some Democrats may be privately uncomfortable about all the damage a four week shutdown is doing so far, they're too scared of their base to do anything about it. Mr. President, Democrats claim that this shutdown is about addressing the expiring Obamacare Covid subsidies, but that's not really what this is about. If they were really, this was really what this is about. The Democrats would be voting to reopen the government so that we could actually engage in a serious discussion about rising health care costs and how Obamacare has failed to address them. (07:18–07:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that Democrats' stated reason for the shutdown is not their true motive.
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