And by the way, you certainly don't have to take my word for it that we put forward a clean bill. Here's what one mainstream news publication said last week, and I quote, it's important to note that Democrats instigated this shutdown. They rejected a clean funding proposal and demanded significant expensive health care policy changes in exchange for their votes, end quote. It's important to note that Democrats instigated this shutdown. (02:05–02:08)
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