We wanted to make sure that we just were able to get back to the appropriations process. And unfortunately, Senate Democrats are making demands that are incredibly unreasonable. They [Senate Democrats] want to spend $1.5 trillion on issues that are important but aren't something that have to be solved today. We should get government back open, and then we should have an honest conversation around some of provisions that Democrats are wanting to examine. We recognize health care costs are on the rise. (00:52–01:00)
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Asserts that Senate Democrats want to spend $1.5 trillion on non-urgent issues.
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