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Markwayne Mullin: “We wasn't in a shutdown. When Vice President J.D. said that.”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins

Published November 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:19

And they have not yet. No one has broken and voted yet. So why do you think? Well, and first of all, We wasn't in a shutdown. When Vice President J.D. said that. He, what he said was, is that election or shutdowns can be used as a leverage. That's not. There's no question. I'm just saying he argued for that. (01:19–01:23)

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Asserts that there was no shutdown when Vice President J.D. made a statement about shutdowns.

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“The progress is actually political. I think this ends because the elections are over tomorrow night.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 00:05-00:12
“Schumer was afraid that they open it back up, that they would lose momentum in those races.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 00:24-00:32
“The Democrats, the number two Democrat in the House, Caitlin Clark, said that there are leverage Senators.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 01:33-01:40
“Schumer has told them...after the election, we'll let you guys go, let you vote on how you want to vote and open the government back up.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 02:32-02:52
“SNAP was a line item funding. And usda, we didn't get the flexibility to react to it since it was funded at a certain set amount.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 03:20-03:29
“The best way to make sure those programs are funded is that we open the government back up.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 05:14-05:19
“The votes are not there to get to get away with the filibuster.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 05:43-05:47
“The Democrats wanted to get rid of the filibuster. We wanted to get rid of the filibuster in the past.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 05:53-05:58
“The filibuster has a place because we probably won't always be in the majority in the Senate.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 06:36-06:41
“The President has the authority to pardon people, and that's within his realm to do it.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 08:53-08:59
“His pardons were an auto pin.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 09:20-09:22
“I guarantee he signed the pardon himself, not an auto pin.”
SEN. MULLIN: 'Open the government back up...it's that simple.' | The Source with Kaitlan Collins | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 09:39-09:43