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Steve Scalise: “Yesterday the Senate Democrats took it a step further. They…”

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

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And there's a bill that, again, doesn't solve all of our differences, but just allows those people to be freed so that they can get back to work, they can get their paychecks, they can provide food for their family. While we … Yesterday the Senate Democrats took it a step further. They rejected a standalone bill to fund our nation's defense and pay our troops. … They have voted now 11 times to shut the government down. Shut the government down 10 times to deny paychecks to troops. 10 times to block food assistance from struggling moms and families. (19:00)

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Asserts that Senate Democrats rejected a bill to fund national defense and pay troops.

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