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Sean Duffy: “Democrats said no to [a bill that would pay critical staff…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Sean Duffy sounds alarm over growing travel problems amid shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

Let the shutdown continue, but there's critical staff, critical workforce that they come into work every single day like you're, let's have a bill that pays them for the work they do. And Democrats said no to [a bill that would pay critical staff during the shutdown]. that. So I think we're getting to the point of extremism. And it does beg the question for me, again, what are the Democrats fighting for? Let's fight for America. (03:33–03:35)

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Asserts that Democrats opposed a bill to pay critical staff during the government shutdown.

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