John Thune: “They marched us into a 43 day shutdown last fall.”

“The White House countered that in 48 hours. But we're up against the two week deadline and they didn't want to extend it. So again, I think they want the political issue here, Martha. They marched us into a 43 day shutdown last fall. That seems to be where this is headed. But I'm hopeful that over the weekend, you know, cooler heads will prevail and they'll come back to the table and negotiate with the White House and get something that keeps our government open.” (03:41–03:45)

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