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Kevin Hern: “If not for President Trump, we would have had our military…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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In Depth: U.S. Representative Kevin Hern discusses government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:57

So for Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats to pick that up and shut down the government, now you have 42 million Americans that are missing their snap benefits. If not for President Trump, we would have had our military not getting paid for a second time. And they're protecting us around the world. Our air traffic controllers are not getting paid. And we see what's happening there. 80% call out in the New York traffic control area alone. (04:57–05:02)

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Asserts that President Trump prevented the military from not getting paid during the shutdown.

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