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 three, I think, voted no. The reason the Democrats have been able to force this shutdown is... 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, shut it down, shut it down. (24:52–25:02)
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Asserts that the shutdown is due to the Senate needing 60 votes and there being only 53 Republican senators.
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