Why do we have a shutdown? Well, let's count. There are 53 desks on this side of the Senate floor. There are 53 Republicans, which means The government cannot be funded until at least seven Democrats decide we're going to fund the government. But by the way, this is not a new development. When Joe Biden was president, 13 separate times, we passed a clean continuing resolution. What does that mean? (02:31–02:38)
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