Well, if we were actually negotiating on actual terms to reopen, yes. But that's not the state of play here. The state of play is to be shut down during the State of the Union for [Department of Homeland Security]. dhs. And that's what it's always been. If it was actual conversation about reforms and it wouldn't have taken them 10 days to come back with a proposal after they shut us down almost three weeks ago. (00:44–00:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that the government shutdown is strategically timed for the State of the Union.
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