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Mark Pocan: “They already had everyone who said they'd never vote to lift…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Rep. Mark Pocan talks Democrats walking out of Trump's speech of lies.

Published | Video Starts at 24:54

So flat funding, essentially. And I think that there is a, a chance, a good chance that that could pass through the House because they can clearly, They already had everyone who said they'd never vote to lift the debt ceiling vote to increase it by $4 trillion last week. I think they can get the votes lined up, and I think enough folks in the Senate might go along just to not have the shutdown. (24:54–25:01)

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Asserts that those who opposed lifting the debt ceiling voted to increase it by $4 trillion.

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