… could raise, you know, $5 donations by claiming we're doing something and sticking it to the administration when in fact all they would be doing is screwing the American people. You're not saving money in a shutdown. In fact, it's going to cost more money in a shutdown. And you know, at the end of the day they're weakening our hand and the Speaker's hand to negotiate. (04:21–04:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that a government shutdown would cost more money rather than save it.
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