Why did they do it? That's the big question. They tried to pretend that it was about health care costs, and they tried to pretend it was about They wanted to add $1.5 trillion in new spending, which was their counter proposal. All of that was just gimmicks and sideshows, Moon. What it was about was politics, just raw politics. And here's the simplest summary I can give you. (00:58–01:03)
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Asserts that Democrats proposed $1.5 trillion in new spending during shutdown negotiations.
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