This shutdown is really the entire fault, starting with the president and the Republicans in the Congress. They control the House, the Senate and the presidency. And just three days ago, Our leader, Hakeem Jeffries, and the leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, wrote to the president, asked him to sit down with us. in a matter not even of 24 hours. He wrote back and he said, no, no, they're on vacation. They 35 years, 35 days out of session, to which nothing can happen. (06:15–06:24)
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Asserts that Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer wrote to the president requesting a meeting.
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