John Thune: “In a month and a half into the shutdown, 39 Democrats still…”

“Mr. President, I am grateful that we finally got eight Democrats to join Republicans to reopen the government to spare the American people from further pain. But the fact that In a month and a half into the shutdown, 39 Democrats still voted to keep the government closed. remains deeply disturbing. Are Democrats going to continue hamstringing the necessary work of government at the behest of the far left? Are there partisan politics going to continue to obstruct the government's functioning?” (03:55–04:05)

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