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Steve Scalise: “He guts rural hospitals, all as part of his demand to open…”

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 14 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 15:31

And it includes a trillion and a half dollars of new spending on far left wish lists, things like, yes, taxpayer funded health care for illegals. It's in Chuck Schumer's bill. He guts rural hospitals, all as part of his demand to open up the government. It's not only not serious, it's also destructive. It's something that would actually hurt this country. And why? All so that he can show the radicals in the far left of his party that he's fighting Donald Trump. (15:31–15:37)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer's demands include measures that would negatively impact rural hospitals.

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