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Steve Scalise: “Chuck Schumer decided to shut down the government.”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 17 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 13:58

And with that, I'll yield to the leadership. Thank you, Chairman Rogers. Well, Chairman Rogers just laid out some of the dire consequences that are happening today because Chuck Schumer decided to shut down the government. And a lot of people ask what's the off ramp? And especially they ask what changed in Chuck Schumer from just a few months ago, back in March, when Chuck Schumer voted for these very same funding levels. (13:58–14:01)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer is responsible for the government shutdown.

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