The Republicans refused to hear and let it to the floor. Instead of debating it and actually putting to a vote, they stopped it altogether. And Our bill was actually very clean and simple, which is give everybody, every employee that's a government right now that is not being paid pay while we work this out. The other bill, I guess the criticism. Did you agree with that from. From Democrats that it gave President Trump too much leeway on, on which ones the pay or what was. (00:25–00:35)
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Asserts that the bill aimed to ensure government employees are paid during negotiations.
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