And now that you are willing to compromise on Obamacare subsidy extension, why did we have to have this shutdown? Couldn't you have done this in September? Well, respectfully, The shutdown was a decision of the Democrats. The Democrats chose to shut the government down. I voted every time under Joe Biden, eight times in fact, and every time under Donald Trump to keep the government open and funded. (02:48–02:52)
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Reiterates that Democrats decided to shut down the government.
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