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Kathy Hochul: “The longest shutdown in history was back, let me see, under…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Calls Out Trump and Washington Republicans' Reckless Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 34:02

Is it when, you know, federal workers haven't been paid for a couple of months, weeks? What's the plan, especially on the taxes end? Well, The longest shutdown in history was back, let me see, under Donald Trump back in 2018. It went about 31, 32 days. That was painful for our nation. And finally a resolution was had. We need to continue to fight. We don't surrender. We don't surrender. I think that's the point to be taken. (34:02–34:14)

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Asserts that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history occurred under Donald Trump in 2018, lasting 31-32 days.

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