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Steve Scalise: “Over 150 employees in the state of Maryland alone will be…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House Leadership Hold Press Conference on Day 8 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 13:39

The Maryland delegation of Democrats held a press conference just days ago talking about how bad a shutdown will be for the state of Maryland. And they're right. The irony is they're the ones who voted to shut it down. Over 150 employees in the state of Maryland alone will be hurt. And their own Democrat delegation is saying how bad it's going to be, yet they're the ones who voted to inflict that, quote, suffering on the people of Maryland. (13:39–13:45)

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