This is an unprecedented event and it's inexcusable. And it's Chuck Schumer who's making the decision to keep the government closed. And until the mob and Bernie and AOC and the rest of the … Democrats are using [the American people] as leverage to demand more wasteful spending. … that is the truth. And it's why Republicans are here and will continue to be here every single day, sharing the facts with the American people for as long as it takes. (08:58–09:03)
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Asserts that Democrats are using the American people as leverage to demand more wasteful spending.
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