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John Thune: “Democrats claim that this shutdown is about addressing the…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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At the end of the day, Democrats don't want a solution: they want a political issue.

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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. (00:00–00:09)

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Asserts that the government shutdown is not about expiring Obamacare Covid subsidies.

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