All they had to do was vote yes to fund the government. And they had multiple opportunities. And the Democrats all voted no, or all but all but three, I think, voted no. The reason the Democrats have been able to force this shutdown is in order to move a funding bill in the senate. It takes 60 votes. There are only 53 Republicans. Republicans. We are voting to open the government. We're voting over and over and over again. And 13 times the Democrats have voted. Shut it down. (24:25–24:34)
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Asserts that Democrats forced the shutdown because moving a funding bill requires 60 votes.
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