We voted on it 12 times here. Now they continue to, with the exception, three exceptions to block vote against it 12 times. Now Democrats have blocked just paying our Federal employees. And Mr. President, it's not. It's federal employees all throughout the federal workforce, which literally is millions of Americans. (04:46–04:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that Democrats have blocked efforts to pay federal employees during the shutdown.
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