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Pete Buttigieg: “They're shut down because Speaker Johnson refuses to even…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Responds to Breaking Inflation News, Live on Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 12:29

All right, but if you, if you carve out. But, but, but the government is shut down. That part is shut down. Partial shutdown. Because of Democrats. Well, no, They're shut down because Speaker Johnson refuses to even have an up or down vote on the bipartisan compromise. That's carving. That's carve. That's compromise. But just closing down. That's how you solve problems. I will say Jeh Johnson was here. He was the former Secretary of Homeland. (12:29–12:35)

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Asserts that the government shutdown is due to Speaker Johnson not allowing a vote on a bipartisan compromise.

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