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Mark Pocan: “We're going to be at two and a half weeks out from their…”

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

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US Rep. Mark Pocan on 2025 government shutdown politics | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

I just think by the time next week, I'm going to go back to Washington even if the House Republicans aren't. I'm going to show up because that's my job to be there. But at the same time, We're going to be at two and a half weeks out from their artificial deadline anyway. Right. So at some point we have to quit holding our breath. If you're the House Republicans show up in Washington and let's negotiate, if not even this, let's negotiate the farm bill that's two years overdue. (03:02–03:06)

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Asserts that the government shutdown is approaching two and a half weeks past an artificial deadline.

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