All we're saying is while that work is done on these and other issues, keep the lights on for the American people. The Democrats have made a wild series of counter demands. What they're demanding is to spend 1.5 trillion additional dollars for a seven week stopgap funding measure. We can't do that. They want to give health care paid for by taxpayers, hardworking Americans to illegal aliens. We are not going to do that. (03:45–03:52)
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