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Lisa McClain: “The Republicans voted to keep the government open.”

Featuring: Lisa McClain, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 9th Congressional District

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 14 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 27:21

And I know I sound like a broken record, but the way to end this is shutdown is really, really simple. Pass the bipartisan clean funding bill that the House approved weeks ago. The Republicans voted to keep the government open. Call your Democratic se senators. They're voting to keep it shut, not us. So when you ask what negotiation? There's nothing to negotiate. We already passed. We said yes. Right. (27:21–27:25)

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