Mike Lawler: “Democrats shut the government down for 43 days.”

“I want to talk about what you did to my party that I've spent my life building, which has put all of your colleagues in a terrible position. Why should I overlook that? Well, respectfully, Hugh, this is a situation where Democrats shut the government down for 43 days. They made the issue of the enhanced premium tax credit the quote, unquote reason for the shutdown.” (00:48–00:52)

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