Mr. President, a big priority of mine when I became leader was conducting appropriations through regular order. And despite Democrats shut down the entire federal government for 43 days in the fall. we were well on our way to passing all of the fiscal year 2026 appropriation bills, all 12. (01:10–01:23)
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Asserts that Democrats were responsible for a 43-day government shutdown.
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