He's engaging in political theater and stating absurd things. What he just said is absurd. It is the Democrats who voted to shut the government down. Look at the record. Nine times now, the Republicans in Congress, House and Senate have voted to open the government. And nine times, Democrats in Congress have voted to close it. All but one. Hakeem Jeffries led the effort in the House. We had this debate on the government shutting down on the House floor. We won. (05:29–05:38)
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Asserts that Republicans have voted nine times to open the government, while Democrats have voted nine times to close it.
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