But when they were given the chance to end all of that suffering, the vast majority of Democrats in this body were perfectly willing to prolong the shutdown and the American people's pain. The vast majority of Democrats voted once again against a clean continuing resolution. The only bill on offer that could end all this suffering literally in a matter of hours, is the only bill in the Senate that would fix every single issue I just mentioned. (02:44–02:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that most Democrats voted against a clean continuing resolution to end the shutdown.
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