You had an example in 2018 and you had one back in 1995 that were longer, but they were partial shutdowns because they only affected a part of the federal government. This is everything. And it's also important for us to note This is the first time in history that any party has had the audacity to shut down the government over a totally clean, non partisan, continued resolution. This is a political stunt and it's the first time it's been done. And it is the most costly, most selfish, most dangerous political stunt in the history of the United States Congress. (00:48–00:59)
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Asserts that this is the first government shutdown over a clean, non-partisan continuing resolution.
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