As far as I can tell, Senior Senator from Vermont published an op ed calling for a continued shutdown and continued opposition to President Trump, even though the President had exactly nothing to do with the clean funding extension that Republicans were proposing. And The junior Senator from Connecticut spent the last week of the shutdown advocating for continuing it. and fretting that ending it would damage Democrats brand. That's right, Democrats brand. Neither senator seemed to spend a minute seriously considering the incredible damage their shutdown was doing to hardworking Americans and to our country. (02:57–03:10)
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Asserts that the junior Senator from Connecticut supported extending the shutdown during its final week.
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